Crime
20-year-old seriously injured, 53-year-old in custody after fiery crash in Swansea
SWANSEA — Fire Chief Eric Hajder and Police Chief Marc Haslam report that Swansea police officers and firefighters responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash Thursday night on Swansea Mall Drive.
At just before 8:00 p.m., crews were dispatched to the scene of a crash near 147 Swansea Mall Drive (Route 118).
According to a preliminary investigation, one vehicle was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Swansea Mall Drive and then struck another vehicle head-on. The drivers of the vehicles were a 20-year-old male and a 53-year-old male, both from Swansea. There were no passengers.
Upon arriving, first responders discovered both parties still in their vehicles. One vehicle was on fire; police officers extricated that driver. Swansea firefighters extricated the driver of the other vehicle using hydraulic tools.
Both drivers were taken to a local hospital. According to family, the 20-year-old is in critical condition.
The 53-year-old male was taken into custody for suspected Operating Under the Influence of Liquor. His name was not released.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Tonto
January 19, 2024 at 1:06 pm
Real good kid on his lunch break meets loser jerk off drunken driver who’s “rehab” should include jail time. PERIOD