Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Driver distracted by Kindle unharmed after Accident – Brattleboro Reformer

By Domenic Poli

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Demco Towing of Guilford’s ready to tow away a 2011 Acura MDX from the vicinity of mile-marker 3/75 on Interstate 91 North in Guilford on March 23rd

GUILFORD & amp; gt; & amp; gt; A New York City woman drove her vehicle off the roadway of Interstate 91 North on Monday morning after Becoming distracted by An Electronic Device.

Vermont State Police reported That Xiaolan Zhang, 40, of Chappaqua, NY, was driving 65 to 70 mph in the passing lane near mile-marker 3/75 at 8:22 am on March 23 and was listening to an audiobook on an Amazon Kindle. : According to a press release, the Kindle Began moving from Its location on the vehicle’s center console and Zhang Briefly looked away from the roadway to push the Kindle into a safer spot so it would not cases.

As a result of taking her eyes off the road, Zhang drifted to the left and onto the shoulder. In an attempt to correct this she jerked the steering wheel to the right, Causing the vehicle to cross bothering northbound travel lanes and swerve off the road before hitting a bank of trees and rolling onto the drive’s side. VSP said Zhang was wearing her seatbelt and was not harmed in the accident.

Rescue Inc. and the Brattleboro and Guilford fire departments responded to the scene to assist. Zhang was driven from the scene by VSP Sgt. Christopher Buckley. Due to moderate damage to the front end, front bumper, operates’s side and passenger’s side, the vehicle was TOWED away by Demco Towing of Guilford.

Contact Domenic Poli at 802-254 -2311, ext. 277th

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