|
|
« Hidden nail traps planted on disputed road | Today | Crews responding to structure fire in North Kingstown » June 11, 20082 Portsmouth police cruisers' drivers injured in collisionPORTSMOUTH -- Two police cruisers on an emergency call crashed on Route 24 yesterday afternoon, injuring the drivers, when one of the officers tried to use the median strip of the divided highway to turn around and his car collided with the one behind him. Patrolmen Jacob Silva, 32, and Nicholas Arruda, 31, were treated at Newport Hospital after the crash, which occurred at 3:07 p.m. yesterday, Police Chief Lance Hebert said today. He said Silva and Arruda initially headed north on Route 24 in response to a report of a possible drunken driver in a car that was being boxed in. Then they received an update that the actual location was in the other direction -- on West Main Road at King’s Grant. Silva was turning left onto the median strip of Route 24, just before the Boyd’s Lane exit, with Arruda car traveling behind him, when Arruda’s car collided with Silva's, according to State Police Capt. James Swanberg. Swanberg said the impact of the collision forced Silva’s cruiser across the median and both southbound lanes of the highway, onto the shoulder. State Police are investigating the accident at the request of local police. The cars involved were Ford Crown Victorias. Hebert said both cruisers -- part of a front-line fleet of 7 marked cars -- sustained extensive damage. -- Journal staff writer Gina Macris It has not yet been decided whether the cars will be repaired or scrapped, he said. The department has four additional high-mileage cruisers reserved for use on special details, he said. The proposed budget for the next fiscal year contains money for three new cars that were intended to replace some of the older vehicles on the front-line fleet. “We’ll have to make do with what we have,” Hebert said. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsEMT | June 11, 2008 2:02 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
|
ADVERTISING |
|
|
|
|
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
ProJo 9 to 5 News Blog
Oct 2005 - March 2006
"PORTSMOUTH -- Two police cruisers on an emergency call crashed on Route 24 yesterday afternoon, injuring the drivers, when one of the officers tried to use the median strip of the divided highway to turn around and his car collided with the one behind him."
Projo, how does a car that is moving forward "collide with" the car BEHIND it?
The officer FOLLOWING collided with the car IN FRONT of him.
Sheesh.