Driver dies in car accident
By From staff reports
Published in News on June 24, 2013 1:46 PM
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The driver of this car was killed Sunday night on Hooks Road after slamming head-on into a concrete bridge shortly after 8 p.m. Fire, rescue and law enforcement officials were on the scene for almost two hours
FREMONT -- A 22-year-old Hispanic male traveling west on Hooks Road northwest of Fremont was killed Sunday at approximately 8:15 p.m. when his car ran off the road and struck a concrete bridge.
The name of the driver and details of what caused the accident were not available from the state Highway Patrol as of press time today, as troopers attempt to notify the victim's next of kin.
No other vehicles were involved.
The Fremont Volunteer Fire Department, Wayne County Emergency Medical Services and several officers with the state Highway Patrol responded to the accident.
Rescue workers had to cut away part of the car to get to the driver, who was the only person in the vehicle.
The road was closed for several hours while rescue personnel worked the scene.