Wednesday, April 05, 2006

WRECK ON BUSY CAMPBELL AVENUE KILLS ONE

The crash happened just after noon Wednesday in the 2400 block of South Campbell Avenue. From the Springfield Police Department:
According to witnesses, a 1990 Oldsmobile 88 Royale was Northbound on Campbell when the driver’s vehicle crossed the roadway from east to west over a curb, traveling down the sidewalk, striking a utility pole and then collided head-on into another pole.

The driver was pronounced dead by paramedics on scene. We will be investigating a possible medical condition, which contributed to the fatality.
No names yet released.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Must be a slow news day for you to be chasing ambulances like this. What's next? The burnt toast report???

Anonymous said...

On the other hand, smart ass poster, I hadn't heard a thing about the wreck 'til I read it on Chatter. Thanks, Ron, for keeping me updated.