Small Town Misfit

Warwick, RI
Warwick police said a Tidewater Drive man was motoring on West Shore Road around 12:45 p.m. Sunday when a bite of a candy bar became lodged in his throat and choked him long enough for him to momentarily black out. The driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a utility pole, snapping it off. The crash dislodged the piece of candy from the man’s throat but the vehicle went up onto a lawn and hit a house, tearing down the wires to the house and the neighborhood.

The house had only minor damage but according to National Grid about 2,500 customers were without power for 40 minutes and another 59 in the immediate vicinity didn’t have their electricity restored for about four hours. The woman passenger and the driver had trivial injuries but Warwick Rescue convinced the man to got to the hospital for a closer examination of his throat.

Found on Warwick Online

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Rio Grande, NM
7:51 p.m. — A State Road 571 caller said her son wrecked a car into her other son’s house, then went inside and tried to fight him. Deputies took a report for driving under the influence.

Found in the Rio Grande Sun

Orem, UT
UVSC police responded to a report of a UVSC plane that had struck a deer on landing at the Provo Airport. Damage to the aircraft was estimated at $30,000. Although the pilot and instructor were not injured, the deer was killed. The runway was closed for some time until the FAA cleared it to reopen.

Found in the Utah Valley State College Times

Orem, UT
An 18-year old male attempted to do a front flip in the Student Center and landed on his face. The male was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment of facial and possible neck injury.

Found in the Utah Valley State College Times

Corryville, OH
A damaged helicopter dangling from the roof at University Hospital will be removed today.

Crews will take down the helicopter between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to Cincinnati police and fire emergency communication reports.

The helicopter’s tail rotor has been dangling over the edge of the hospital’s helipad since Tuesday, when a pilot had to make a hard landing.

Traffic will be blocked on Goodman Street and Highland Avenue between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Only emergency vehicles will be permitted through.

The Enquirer will update this story as information develops.

Found in the Cincinnatti Enquirer

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