99 NEWS FOR SATURDAY, 6/30/12

NORWOOD AIRBORNE ROLLOVER CRASH CAUSES MULTIPLE FRACTURES, CHARGES--ALCOHOL IS BELIEVED TO BE A FACTOR IN AN AIRBORNE ROLLOVER CRASH IN LOUISVILLE EARLY THIS MORNING THAT INJURED A NORWOOD MAN.  MASSENA-BASED STATE POLICE SAY 40-YEAR-OLD BRUCE FRENCH OF NORTH MAIN STREET IN NORWOOD LOST CONTROL OF A SOUTH-BOUND VEHICLE AFTER HE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE A LITTLE BEFORE 3 O'CLOCK. THE CAR WENT OFF THE WEST SHOULDER, AND TRAVELED 480 FEET BEFORE STRIKING AN EARTHEN EMBANKMENT. THE CAR THEN FLEW ABOUT 80 FEET BEFORE STRIKING A SECOND EARTHEN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLING OVER. FRENCH WAS ALLEGEDLY NOT WEAING HIS SEAT BELT. HE RECEIVED FRACTURES TO BOTH LEGS; THE FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT LEG WAS OPEN; PLUS A DISLOCATED HIP. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO MASSENA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. TROOPERS FOUND AN OPEN CONTAINER OF ALCOHOL IN THE VEHICLE. FRENCH ALLEGEDLY REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO A BREATH TEST. HE WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED, A FELONY COUNT OF FIRST DEGREE AGGRAVATED UNLICENSED OPERATION, NO SEAT BELT, SPEED NOT REASONABLE OR PRUDENT, OPEN CONTAINER, AND FAILURE TO USE DESIGNATED LANE. FRENCH WAS ISSUED TICKETS TO APPEAR IN LOUISVILLE TOWN COURT.

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