A possible head-on collision is reported at 9741 Alexander Road, just south of Lang Road, Town of Alexander. Unknown injuries. Mercy Flight in on ground standby. Alexander fire and ambulance are responding along with Mercy medics. Dispatchers received several calls about this accident.
UPDATE 7:45 a.m.: One vehicle has heavy front-end damage; the other is about 150 feet off the roadway. There's a lot of debris in the roadway. No word yet on injuries.
UPDATE 8:20 a.m.: Howard at the scene reports one person was transported to UMMC for evaluation after complaining of head and neck pain. The victim was driving a Jeep and it was rear-ended and pushed into a field, striking a couple of trees before coming to rest. It was struck by a sedan driven by a young woman who was given and passed a field-sobriety test. The driver of the sedan is being charged with following too closely and speed not reasonable and prudent. The Alexander assignment is back in service.
Looking at the photos of
Looking at the photos of these two cars my Scooby sense says "Shoulder on. not head on." I'm a terrible juror, I always say not guilty when everyone else says guilty. They just can't think outside of the box like I can.
As the update notes, it was a
As the update notes, it was a rear-end accident.
What? Updates, who reads
What? Updates, who reads updates? Get it right the first time, knee jerks bug the hell out of me when I'm trying to sleep. And I seldom sleep.
Dispatcher can only go by
Dispatcher can only go by what the caller(s) tell them; that gets radioed to responders. It's only once they arrive that they can better glean what actually happened.
Do you think anyone really
Do you think anyone really cares what is written on a dinky town gossip blog? Me perhaps but not really.
Actually some of us young
Actually some of us young people want to know...lol.
Where exactly does a Lang
Where exactly does a Lang road come into Route 98 in Alexander?
According to Google maps
According to Google maps about a quarter mile south of Cookson Rd. Mark.