FARMINGTON – Farmington police and firefighters responded to a series of vehicular mishaps in close succession Thursday, ranging from fairly serious accidents to fender-benders.

At 8:25 a.m., a pickup truck driven by Michael Warren, 42, of Phillips was traveling north on Town Farm Road, Farmington police Sgt. Shane Cote reported. Warren struck a Subaru Outback driven by 37-year-old Leigh Welch of Farmington head-on when he drifted onto the wrong side of the road.

Both drivers suffered periods of unconsciousness after the incident. Warren refused medical attention. Welch was taken by LifeStar to Franklin Memorial Hospital, where she was treated for a possible broken arm and head injury. She was later released.

Although Warren was issued a summons for possession of marijuana as a result of the accident, Cote said he does not believe Warren was under the influence at the time of the accident. He said he believed that Warren simply had his mind on other things and was not paying attention. Warren was charged with failure to provide a current motor vehicle registration and failure to provide evidence of insurance.

Both vehicles were towed from the scene. The truck had damage estimated at about $7,000, while the Subaru sustained an estimated $10,000 damage.

At about 10 a.m., just as police were wrapping up the first incident, police responded to a minor accident on Hill Street in which no one was injured.

At 11:30 a.m. another accident occurred on Wilton Road in front of the credit union.

Arthur Hobbs, 18, of Stratton, rear-ended Jane Feeley, 50, of Phillips, who was driving a 1995 Ford station wagon. Hobbs, an employee of Ed’s Lawn Care, was operating a company vehicle that was towing a utility vehicle with defective brakes, according to Cote.

Feeley was waiting two cars behind a vehicle attempting to make a left turn when the vehicle behind her suddenly pulled out into the right lane, revealing to Hobbs that her car was stopped. Hobbs was driving too fast and was unable to stop in time, Cote said.

“He left 120 feet of skid marks on the road,” he said, adding that he probably would have been able to stop if the towed utility vehicle’s brakes had worked.

Hobbs and two other passengers in the truck did not require medical attention, although Feeley was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital with neck and back pain.

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