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UPDATED: Vehicle Crashes Into Portsmouth Liquor Store; One Transported To Hospital

Black ice caused a vehicle to crash into a Portsmouth liquor store Tuesday morning.

By Sandy McGee
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January 10, 2012

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Updated at 2:18 p.m. The following story has been modified from its previous version.

One person was transported by ambulance Tuesday morning after the vehicle he was operating crashed into the Portsmouth Wine and Spirits liquor store on West Main Road.

Portsmouth Police Lt. Brian Peters said the crash occurred at 7:18 a.m.

A 2002 Dodge Durango, operated by 35-year-old Daniel Kelly of Portsmouth, was traveling north on West Main Road when the vehicle left the roadway due to hazardous road conditions.

"He (the operator) lost control of the vehicle due to black ice," Peters said.

The vehicle travelled across the southbound lane and crashed into the front of Portsmouth Wine and Spirits.

Kelly was transported by Portsmouth Rescue to Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. He was treated for injuries and later released, said a spokesperson for the hospital.

The vehicle sustained disabling damage and was towed away from the scene.

Hard Deadlines blogger John McDaid reported the crash left a five-foot hole in the front of the store and destroyed the window.

No one was inside the store at the time of the crash, said Deputy Fire Chief Michael Cranson.

The liquor store at 1557 West Main Road was previously known as Gleeson's Package Store. The business was sold to new owners last year, who changed the name.

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David MacBain

9:26 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012

"Black Ice might have been a factor"; are you kidding? Black ice was a major widespread issue statewide and the DOT's non-proactive response to it was ludicrous. Don't they monitor the weather? Budget issue???

Nard Glimrod

9:44 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The black ice this morning was absolutely treacherous.

The only person who seems to have been sampling the delights at Gleeson's would be the copy editor at the Patch..."*One person* was transported by ambulance Tuesday morning after the vehicle *they* were operating..."

Sheesh.

Ice Fischer

9:55 am on Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Everyone could clearly see there was black ice on East Main rd this morning and it didn't stop the usual idiots from getting pissed at doing 20mph and passing/ speeding by you. wish they all wiped out...jerks

Beverly Kelly

2:20 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Nard Glimrod, if the police have not disclosed the gender of the "one person" involved in the accident then the copy editor of the Patch is correct in using "they"!

Nard Glimrod

6:20 am on Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Uh, no, Beverly, it's wrong. The author/editor could have taken several different approaches to getting it right. One might have been:

"One person was transported by ambulance Tuesday morning after the vehicle he or she was operating..."

The above would have indicated that the gender of the vehicle's operator was unknown and would have nicely emphasized that this was "breaking news".

As an aside, I enjoyed the chirpy and passionate use of an exclamation point at the end of your post. Was your little fist all balled up and shaking as you typed?

Have fun.

Chris St Peter

3:46 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Portsmouth Wine And Spirits Isn't A Drive Thru?

Angela Dyl

6:55 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012

It's all on camera

Mike P.

12:13 pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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