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HURRICANE – A three-four vehicle accident occurred Thursday at 6:20 p.m., on state Route 9 by 3400 West in Hurricane. The St. George Communications Center confirmed that at least one person was transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center via ambulance.
Officers from the Hurricane Police Department responded to the scene and rerouted traffic for a time. Traffic has since returned to normal as of 7:40 p.m.
Nancy Perkins, public information officer for Hurricane City Police, confirmed the above information and indicated that, while traffic had been affected, the overall event was “relatively minor.”
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It was a minor accident that required the whole Hurricane police force to respond. When asked why they had this to say: “Every Hurricane cop is a hero and should respond to all situations. They have nothing better to do as they don’t write tickets for theft or hit and runs.”
I was expecting this to be a really bad accident, I was headed to Wal Mart at 6:30 last night and they had every cop, ambulance and fire truck in the city responding to the accident. I could tell Traffice wasn’t going anywhere so I flipped around and went back home to avoid the hassel. I was anticipating hearing that someone had died in the accident with all the hoop-la that was made over it. I am glad to hear that no one was seriously injured. The local police here really need to find something better to do with there time.
In the City, 1 Officer to do paperwork, 1 to do diagram of accident, 2 Officers to handle Traffic Control, and 1 Supervisor to oversee the incident.
Out on the Interstate 1 Trooper doing it all.