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2 hurt in roll-over
accident
PUTNAM — The driver and passenger of a rolled over pick-up truck came away with non-life threatening injuries June 15 — thanks to their seatbelts.
Around 6 p.m. Putnam Police, Fire and EMS responded to a serious multi-vehicle crash near the Riverview Marketplace on Kennedy Drive.
Police Chief Christopher D. Ferace said a Nissan Sentra traveling north on Kennedy Drive crossed the double yellow center lines into the oncoming southbound lane and hit a pickup truck traveling southbound. The pick-up truck was forced sideways, vaulted and rolled over. The Nissan then hit a second pick-up truck.
The driver and passenger of the rolled-over pick-up were taken to Day Kimball Hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Ferace said, “This crash is a classic example where seat belt usage saved lives.”
The driver of the Nissan Sentra, Christian R. Watson, 24, of 24 Vandale St., Putnam was cited for: failure to drive right, failure to carry registration and failure to carry insurance ID card.
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