Woman injured after truck hits tree
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Farmington firefighters assisted NorthStar Emergency Medical Service medics tending to Nicole Toothaker, 33, of North Jay, after she swerved her truck to avoid a cat and hit a tree Tuesday morning on Morrison Hill Road in Farmington.
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Farmington firefighters assist NorthStar Emergency Medical Service medics Tuesday morning after Nicole Toothaker, 33, of North Jay swerved her truck to avoid a cat and hit a tree on Morrison Hill Road in Farmington.
FARMINGTON — A North Jay woman was injured Tuesday morning after she swerved her pickup truck to avoid hitting a cat on Morrison Hill Road and hit a tree, police officer Matthew Brann said.
Nicole Toothaker, 33, complained of neck and chest pain and was taken by ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, he said.
Farmington firefighters assisted NorthStar Emergency Medical Services with putting Toothaker on a backboard. She was standing outside her truck when they arrived.
Firefighters also cleaned up vehicle fluids at the 9:45 a.m. accident.
Farmington police Lt. Jack Peck assisted Brann at the scene.
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Teddy K. says
I could understand if this was moose she was trying to avoid but a cat?Everyone does stupid things in there life.Hopefuly she realizes how lucky she is.