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Crashes with injuries

Crashes with injuries
On May 31 at 10:33 p.m., a vehicle operated by Jerold Weigel, 61, of Athens, was experiencing mechanical problems while driving eastbound on CTH A in the town of Little Black. Weigel expected his break pads to be over heated. He pulled the vehicle over into N1220 to allow the break pads to cool down. While parked, the vehicle’s
Crashes with injuries
On May 31 at 10:33 p.m., a vehicle operated by Jerold Weigel, 61, of Athens, was experiencing mechanical problems while driving eastbound on CTH A in the town of Little Black. Weigel expected his break pads to be over heated. He pulled the vehicle over into N1220 to allow the break pads to cool down. While parked, the vehicle’s

On May 27 at 9:12 p.m., a vehicle operated by Debbie Scapardine, 64, of Bruce, struck a deer while driving northbound on STH 73 in the town of Roosevelt. A 12 year old passenger s...

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