Update: Portsmouth Man Involved in Head-On Collision Remains in 'Serious' Condition
A 75-year-old Portsmouth man was listed as being in serious condition Thursday morning at Rhode Island Hospital.
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A Portsmouth man remains in serious condition at Rhode Island Hospital Thursday morning after he was involved in a head-on collision Tuesday night on Bristol Ferry Road.
Norman Lantz, 75, was listed as being in serious medical condition, according to a spokesperson for Rhode Island Hospital.
Lantz, a Portsmouth resident, was driving a 1995 Ford north on Bristol Ferry Road around 6:48 p.m. Tuesday when the vehicle collided head-on with a 2004 Dodge Ram truck. Lantz was heading to a Boy Scout troop meeting at the time.
The Dodge truck, operated by 51-year-old Kurt Andersen of Bristol, was traveling south on Bristol Ferry Road.
The two-vehicle crash occurred near Schooner Drive, about 900 feet from the Sprague Street intersection. It is unknown which vehicle struck the other.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation at this time, said Portsmouth Police Lt. Brian Peters.
Portsmouth Rescue transported Lantz to Newport Hospital. He was later transported to Rhode Island Hospital.
Both vehicles sustained substantial damage and were towed from the scene.
Portsmouth Patch will continue to follow this story as it develops.
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Island Porkrunner
10:54 am on Thursday, December 15, 2011
I was driving there around the same time Tuesday night. Everyone appears to think these roads are interstates. Speed limit is 35 and everyone goes 60. Baffling. And I am a young driver that considers myself a risk-taker. I almost called 911 on a guy the other day tailgaiting me as we were going 20mph over the speed limit..... pretty sure he was DUI or DWI... Driving is the number one extreme sport around here though I guess for all ages.
faithful reader
7:38 am on Friday, December 16, 2011
It really needs to be made wider, most large trucks that frequently travel on Bristol Ferry are too wide for the lanes, so people who insist on passing them have to swerve into oncomming traffic.