HARDWICK – On December 10, sometime shortly before 4:14 p.m., the Hardwick Police located a crashed vehicle on Slapp Hill Road while on patrol in the area. The vehicle had exited the westbound lane of travel and struck a fire hydrant in the area of 122 Slapp Hill. The operator had left the scene of the crash prior to police arrival. The operator was subsequently identified as Palmer Jordan of Hardwick. The investigation is ongoing at the time of this notice. Jordan was not injured in the crash.
On December 11, at 10:45 a.m., Hardwick Rescue Squad and Police Department responded to a single vehicle crash on Center Road, near Porter Brook Road in Hardwick. The investigation revealed that Charlene McCann of Hardwick was traveling south on Center Road in her Toyota Highlander. She was operating below the 50 MPH speed limit, on the slippery roadway, when her right tires traveled off the right side of the pavement. McCann attempted to correct this; however this caused her vehicle to veer to the left and off the left side of the roadway. McCann’s vehicle struck a telephone pole and landed upright off the roadway. McCann was wearing her seat belt and sustained minor injuries. She was checked out by Hardwick Rescue Squad members, but not transported.
