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Photo: Truck crash damages wall

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Friday, Jul 7, 2017 12:17 PM MT

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A pickup truck smashed into a concrete block wall and tree at the Sikis Village Mobile Home Park on Wednesday afternoon. The elderly driver was unhurt but might have had a medical condition that caused the accident, a Cortez police officer said. Charlie Peterson, said he was inside his mobile home when he heard the crash. “Wow, I’m just glad no one was hurt,” he added.
A pickup truck smashed into a concrete block wall and tree at the Sikis Village Mobile Home Park on Wednesday afternoon. The elderly driver was unhurt but might have had a medical condition that caused the accident, a Cortez police officer said. Charlie Peterson, said he was inside his mobile home when he heard the crash. “Wow, I’m just glad no one was hurt,” he added.Sam Green/The Journal

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