EMS treats accident victim with power lines hanging
Kerby was taken to Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center
A driver clipped an electric pole south of Grantsville on State Route 16
yesterday afternoon, causing a disruption of electric service in the area for
several hours.
Hubert Kerby, 82, of Mount Zion was transported to Minnie Hamilton Health
Care Center with what appeared to be minor injuries, but he was then taken
to a Parkersburg hospital for further treatment.
Power, telephone and TV cable lines were in the highway, in addition to
part of a pole.
Traffic was backed for some distance on Route 16
Jeep heavily damaged
Vehicles were backed for over a mile at one time. School buses and some
Calhoun Middle/High School traffic was allowed over the lines after
emergency workers built a temporary ramp.
Calhoun EMS and the Grantsville VFD responded to the call about 1:30 pm.
The fire department was still on scene at 9:30 pm Thursday, although
electric was restored about 8:30 pm.
Sheriff Allen Parsons arrived on the scene to discover the injured driver
was his father-in-law.
The Grantsville VFD answered a forest fire call on Broomstick Road at 11
a.m. Thursday. Reports said the fire burned over about one acre before it
was put out.
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