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June 17, 2008

Driver's condition serious after I-95 car crash with truck

The male driver of a car was taken by helicopter to Rhode Island Hospital today after a crash on Route 95 south involving a tractor-trailer truck.

The crash happened in the Exeter area north of Exit 4. The driver's injuries were said to be serious.

State police Capt. James Swanberg said a preliminary investigation indicated the car was traveling in the right lane and tractor-trailer truck in the left lane, and for some reason the car went into the path of the tractor-trailer truck, which could not stop in time.

The driver of the truck, William Arroyo of South Carolina, said he works for Scout Boats and was transporting one boat, a type of Sportfish, in the tractor trailer, at the time.

The highway is open to traffic.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Donita Naylor

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 2:00 PM | Permalink

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