99 NEWS FOR 3/18/11

WOMAN RUN OVER BY POTSDAM PUBLIC WORKS FRONT-END LOADER AIRLIFTED--Potsdam Police say the female victim believed to be in her mid-20's was backed over by the machine in the parking lot behind the Prosh Building about 4:37 this morning. She was flown from Canton-Potsdam Hospital to a larger facility elsewhere, further details are forthcoming. Police told us their investigation thus far has revealed the DPW was not at fault. The injured woman's name will be released at a future time.  A witness told us that another witness, believed to be a Casella driver working nearby was consoling the woman after the accident, that she had lost feeling in her legs.

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