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CPD Aids New London Turnpike Crash Driver Dec. 27

[CREDIT: CPD] U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner has announced $12.3M approved by the House including $707K for new CPD vehicles and equipment.

[CREDIT: CPD] Coventry Police Headquarters at 60 Wood St, Coventry, RI. Officers responded to a reported car vs. tree New London Turnpike crash Dec. 27, performing CPR on a driver.
[CREDIT: CPD] Coventry Police Headquarters at 60 Wood St, Coventry, RI. Officers responded to a reported car vs. tree New London Turnpike crash Dec. 27, performing CPR on a driver.
COVENTRY, RI — Coventry Police are investigating a New London Turnpike crash into a tree on Saturday morning, with rescue personnel transporting the driver to Kent Hospital.

Coventry Police report responding to a call reporting the crash at 9:28 hours, with Coventry Police Officers arriving to the scene first. The officers found the driver, a man, unresponsive. The officers performed CPR on the driver until rescue personnel arrived to treat the man.

The call and response was recorded and reported at 9:32 a.m. by @CJPFirePhotos, noting a possible entrapment of the driver. 

The driver was later transported to Kent Hospital by the rescue crew. The crash remains under investigation.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Rob Borkowski
Author: Rob Borkowski

Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at editor@warwickpost.com with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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