PHILLIPS – A crash on the Rangeley Road resulted treatment for a Florida man and a traffic citation for a Carthage resident Friday afternoon.
According to Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Matthew Brann, dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call at 3:28 p.m. regarding a motor vehicle crash on the Rangeley Road near the intersection with Park Street.
A 1988 Ford LTL 900 dump truck driven and owned by Leonard Hutchinson, 58 of Carthage, was making a left turn onto Rangeley Road from the ramp that connects Park Street to Rangeley Road. E.H. Eudy, 87 of Florida, was operating his Hertz rental car, a 2017 Nissan Rogue, north on the Rangeley Road. Hutchinson pulled out in front of Eudy, Brann said, causing Eudy to hit the dump truck head-on, striking the driver’s side front tire of the truck.
Eudy was treated and released by Northstar Ambulance at the scene. He was complaining of knee and chest pain as a result of the air bag being deployed.
Brann was assisted at the scene by Phillips Fire Department. The Rogue was towed by Sanders of Phillips and the dump truck was operational and was driven from the scene.
Hutchinson was issued a traffic citation for Failing to Yield to the Right of Way.
Some times even when you are in the right it is not such a good idea to have the race end in a tie. I’m a truck driver. I watch, and look, and pay attention. And sometimes I don’t see you. Yes, this time the truck driver missed something and is responsible. STill not a good idea to demand your right to that spot of road. I beg all drivers to be vigilant and cautious. Just in case you are blocked by the truck mirror or the driver dropped a cigarette into his lap or ….what ever the reason. Protect yourself. Be as alert as we are supposed to be at all times.
Never race with a train or a truck. It might end in a tie.
I hope Mr. Eudy is ok.
Lauri Sibulkin
All the truck driver got was a citation!? Drivers like him should not be driving..
and how can you be so sure Jane?
@Jane Knox
So rather than assume its all the truck drivers fault how about thinking maybe the small vehicle was traveling slow and maybe had forgot to turn his blinker off or maybe turned it on by mistake and the truck thought he was turning and pulled out. It happens every day, deal with it on construction sites so it must be the commercial vehicles fault, not always the case!!!
I’m a truck driver and I invited any of you people who do not driver truck to come with me just for a day, by the end of the day I will guaranteed if you haven’t soil your underwear, you will have a different out look on big trucks and dumb…. drivers who like to cut us off pass us and make a left hand just 100 feet ahead, so say what you want about truck drivers, but if it so easy why are we short about 1 million drivers, again come with me just for the day
Sometimes your the bug, other times your the windshield.
The problem @me is the people that complain about truck drivers couldn’t get out of bed early enough to go.
Let’s hear from the truck driver. Considering the age of the other driver there is probably more to the story. ‘Me’ is absolutely right; all drivers should be required to spend a day riding in a big rig. Many would be embarrassed to see how stupid they drive while tempting fate as they cut off a truck just to get a coffee or stand on the brakes to get a picture of Bambi.