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| N.C. Inmates Hurt in Van, Truck Collision |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 05/27/2003 |
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A van carrying a prison work crew collided Thursday with a tractor-trailer on U.S. 64, sending four inmates to the hospital with significant injuries, the state Correction Department said. Those inmates were taken to Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, Correction Department spokesman Keith Acree said. He said all four were 'alert and talking,' but he declined to elaborate on their conditions or give their names. The department was still in the process of getting in touch with the families, he said. The Daily Reflector of Greenville, N.C., reported that the injuries included broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and possible problems with blood clotting. A hospital spokeswoman, Jennifer Rosenberg, confirmed four patients involved in the crash were being treated there but declined to release the conditions of any of the four. All 10 inmates in the van, its driver and the driver of the truck were injured in the crash about 80 miles east of Raleigh. The community work crew van was from Tyrrell Prison Work Farm in Columbia, N.C., a minimum-security facility with inmates serving short sentences for minor crimes or who are within five years of their release date, Acree said. The crew performs tasks for municipal and county governments in the region and was probably traveling to its next assignment when it was hit about 10:30 a.m. in Martin County, Acree said. A truck hauling an empty flatbed trailer hit the van in the rear while the vehicles were headed west, Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Brown said. Troopers had not determined the cause of the accident and no charges had been filed Thursday afternoon. Steady rains passed through the area earlier, leaving the roads slick. Traffic backed up seven miles in the westbound lanes of U.S. 64 until it reopened about 1:45 p.m., highway officials said. At least two inmates were pinned in the back of the van, Highway Patrol Sgt. Glen Raby said. It took until almost 1 p.m. to free the last pinned inmate. The back of the van had to be cut off during the process. |
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