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August 2, 2007

Update: Motorist thrown from SUV out of hospital

CRANSTON -- A West Warwick passenger thrown from a Ford Explorer this morning when it rolled over on Route 37 east was treated and released from Rhode Island Hospital.

The police said the injuries to Beverly Labbee, 30, of Providence Street had been serious but not life threatening in the accident that happened about 7:45 a.m., according to state police Lt. Glenn Skalubinski.

Her three children -- whose ages ranged from about 6 to 10 -- and stepfather, who were in the SUV with her, were all taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital with minor injuries, according to Leo F. Kennedy, deputy chief of emergency medical services with the Cranston Fire Department.

Emergency crews were called to the crash around 7:50 a.m.

Skalubinski said a black Volkswagen apparently cut in front, causing Labbee's SUV to slow down suddenly. A truck pulling a 23-foot boat atop a trailer was unable to reduce speed in time and struck the SUV from behind.

The SUV veered to the left, hitting a guard-rail, deflecting off that, veering to the right and rolling over. The SUV stopped toward the middle of the highway. Labbee, thrown from the SUV, landed in the road.

The boat detached from the truck that was towing it and came to rest about 60 feet east of the SUV.

That maneuver forced the SUV up onto the guardrail, where it rolled over. The trailer detached from the truck and was left behind in the roadway, Kennedy said. The boat dislodged from the trailer, he said.

-- projo.com staff writers Michael P. McKinney and Kate Bramson

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 6:27 PM | Permalink

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