Friday, April 13, 2018

Did bad road contribute to death?

Did bad road contribute to death?

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4/12/2018=16,34,54,18..102nd day 253 left 102/12 like April 12.. bad road=144/12 sq. rt

HALIFAX=34,61  Harry Hunkele=61,65  Platek=65
Halifax=128 Brattleboro=128 Wardsboro=128
Vermont State Police=88,101  Emergency responders=88,101
HALIFAX — The first person on the scene of Sunday's fatal accident on Route 112 is questioning whether the condition of the road contributed to the driver's death.sunday(4/8/2018=12,30,50,23...98th day 267 left

"I believe that Mr. Platek's horrific death and the ensuing 50 minutes of confusion were avoidable," wrote Harry Hunkele, a resident of New York City and Wardsboro, in an email shared with the Reformer.

According to a release issued by Vermont State Police, 47-year-old John Platek Jr. of Halifax was traveling northbound on Route 112 on Sunday night when his car left the road and struck a tree=42,141,156. Authorities said the airbags were deployed. The release also noted that Platek wasn't wearing a seat belt. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Vermont Route 112 is in a terrible state of repair," wrote Hunkele in the email, which was sent to the governor's office, the Vermont Department of Public Service, the investigating trooper and his commanding officer, the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles and the Brattleboro Reformer. "The pavement is so broken up; the roadway so covered with potholes that driving at the state posted speed limit is extraordinarily perilous. I believe this accident wouldn't have happened if this roadway was properly maintained."

Hunkele wrote that he drove onto the scene at approximately 6:50 p.m. and it took the first emergency responder 30 minutes to arrive and another 10 minutes for lifesaving gear to be utilized.

"Perhaps Mr. Platek's life could have been saved if local emergency responders were able to arrive in a timely fashion with their gear ready to be used," wrote Hunkele.

rest of article is here...http://www.reformer.com/stories/did-bad-road-contribute-to-death,537018

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