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Friday, May 22, 2009 8:53 PM Teen injured in Bloomery Road wreck By Gina Childress | Times Staff Writer A Bailey teenager was flown to Pitt Memorial Hospital for injuries he sustained in an automobile accident on Bloomery Road Friday afternoon. Robert Strickland III, 17, was traveling north on Bloomery Road around 3:30 p.m. in a grayish-silver Nissan 4x4 pickup truck when he struck a directional sign while entering a curve near 5158 Bloomery Road. According to Trooper C. Purvis with the N.C. Highway Patrol, Strickland's truck hit the directional sign, struck a driveway pole, crossed through Clayton Haynes' front yard at 5158 Bloomery Road, splintered a utility pole and finally came to rest in some trees and bushes after striking a pine tree. Strickland, who was the only passenger in the vehicle, was ejected about 20 feet from the truck when EMS arrived on the scene. Stickland's truck was missing its back right tire and the right side of the vehicle was heavily damaged. Purvis said it was too early in the investigation of the accident to say exactly what caused Strickland's vehicle to leave the roadway. "I do not want to speculate at this time," Purvis said. "I will have to speak with the driver before I can make a determination as to the cause." gina@wilsontimes.com | 265-7821 |
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katie said...
im a girl that goes to school with him and is in some of his classes. i just called the hospital and checked on him right when i read this article. hes talking and very alert. he said he will be okay. when he got thrown out he dislocated his hip. but other than that he was very lucky and had no other injuries. he told me one of the other guys that goes to my school named, Connor Webb was right behind him and when everything happened he tried helping Robert. im so happy hes gunna be okay. God bless him and his family and Connor Webb for being such a good friend.
Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 1:25 PM
im a girl that goes to school with him and is in some of his classes. i just called the hospital and checked on him right when i read this article. hes talking and very alert. he said he will be okay. when he got thrown out he dislocated his hip. but other than that he was very lucky and had no other injuries. he told me one of the other guys that goes to my school named, Connor Webb was right behind him and when everything happened he tried helping Robert. im so happy hes gunna be okay. God bless him and his family and Connor Webb for being such a good friend.
Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 1:25 PM
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