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UPDATE--3/18 11:32am Potsdam Loader Accident with ID of injured |
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A POTSDAM WOMAN RUN OVER BY A FRONT-END LOADER EARLY THIS MORNING WAS AIRLIFTED TO FLETCHER-ALLEN HEALTH CARE IN BURLINGTON, VERMONT. POTSDAM POLICE SAY 27-YEAR-OLD ERIN FREITAG WAS BACKED OVER BY THE VILLAGE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS MACHINE IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE PROSH BUILDING ABOUT 4:37 AM. FREITAG WAS RUSHED BY THE POTSDAM RESCUE SQUAD TO CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL, STABILIZED AND FLOWN TO BURLINGTON. POLICE TOLD US FRIETAG WAS TAKEN TO FLETCHER-ALLEN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE; THE INJURIES SHE RECEIVED ARE NOT BELIEVED TO BE LIFE-THREATENING. A CHECK WITH FLETCHER-ALLEN REVEALED FREITAG’S CONDITION WAS STILL BEING EVALUATED. POLICE SAY THEIR INVESTIGATION SO FAR HAS SHOWN PUBLIC WORKS NOT TO BE AT FAULT.
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