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« Rape suspect who fled hospital caught in Westport | Today | Photo: Recognizing how Kids Count » April 7, 2008Truck swerves, slides into house, dumps mulchWARREN -- An 18-wheeler truck filled with mulch slid on its side and into a four-family house on Kickemuit Road after it was forced to swerve this afternoon. Fire Department Chief Alexander Galinelli said the male driver, whom he did not name, was traveling north on Metacom Avenue shortly after 1 p.m. As he approached the sharp left turn for Kickemuit Road, an automobile in front of him was cut off and that driver had to swerve to avoid an accident. The truck driver had to swerve as well, but the momentum of the dump truck caused it to tip over on its side. A portion of the truck and its cargo, yards of mulch, glided into the foundation of 104 Kickemuit Road, where four families live. Its diesel fuel also began to spew onto the road. A telephone pole was knocked over enough to cut power to most of the surrounding area. By nearly 4 p.m. the electric company was still working to restore the neighborhood’s power. Galinelli said the town, state Department of Public Works and other agencies immediately responded. Dirt was poured to solidify the diesel fuel before it went into the nearby street gutters. Two tow trucks were brought in to take the truck away. Yet Galinelli said moving the truck had to be a slow process. “We just can’t lift it up because part of it is in the house,” he said. “We have to slide it out first and then pick it up.” -- Journal staff writer Alisha A. Pina The four families will have to find alternate housing until they can return home. The chief could not estimate the house’s damage. He did not know how fast the truck driver or other involved motorists were going; the posted speed is 25 mph. Right after the turn onto Kickemuit Road (which then turns into Market Street), there is a fork in the two-lane, one way street that mandates drivers to go left back towards Bristol and Newport or right towards Swansea and on ramps to Interstate 195. Galinelli confirmed motorists often come around the curve and realize they are in the wrong lane and either stop completely until they can come over or cut off another vehicle in a near accident. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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