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August 3, 2006

Update: Portsmouth accident scene cleared

PORTSMOUTH -- Late this morning authorities cleared an accident on East Main Road that closed four lanes of traffic for nearly 10 hours.

A 24-year-old Portsmouth man crashed into a utility pole on East Main Road early this morning while searching for his cell phone.

Sgt. Bill Burns said Brandford Paull, of 52 Lee Ave., lost control of his 2006 Nissan Altima on a tight curve at about 1:30 a.m. He ran into the pole at 2701 East Main Rd.

Paull was transported to Newport Hospital with a compound fracture to the right leg and cuts on his face.

All four lanes of East Main Road were closed until 11 a.m. as crews worked to clean fluid that spilled out of a transformer during the crash, Burns said.

-- Journal Staff Writer Justin Amoah

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