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Friday, September 26, 2014

82-Year-Old Transported In Route 131 Rollover Crash


Ivan Park, of R&K Auto Service carries parts of a car involved in a one-car accident in Weathersfield, Vt., on Sept. 15, 2014. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Ivan Park, of R&K Auto Service carries parts of a car involved in a one-car accident in Weathersfield, Vt., on Sept. 15, 2014. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Weathersfield — An 82-year-old Cornish woman was airlifted to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for injuries she sustained in a single vehicle crash near the intersection of Route 131 and South Mountain Road in Weathersfield on Monday.

As of Monday evening, Lillian Hodgdon’s condition was unknown. A hospital spokeswoman said Hodgdon wasn’t on a list of patients for whom Dartmouth-Hitchcock is authorized to release information on.

Vermont State Police Cpl. Mike Sorensen said Hodgdon failed to negotiate a curve at 11:40 a.m., causing the Nissan Rogue she was driving to leave the south side of the roadway. Hodgdon’s vehicle struck the side of a driveway, went airborne and rolled “end over end” before coming to rest on its roof, according to a news release. 

Sorensen said on scene Monday that it was unknown why Hodgdon failed to negotiate the turn while driving east on Route 131. Alcohol and speed do not appear to be factors in the crash, he said.
Authorities transported Hodgdon to Springfield Hospital by ambulance immediately following the crash. She was later airlifted via DHART to DHMC. 

Hodgdon was not believed to have been wearing her seat belt, “which may have increased the severity of her injuries,” the release said. 

Jordan Cuddemi can be reached at jcuddemi@vnews.com or 603-727-3248.

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