By Domenic Poli
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Demco Towing or Guilford gets ready to tow away a 2011 Acura MDX from the vicinity of mile marker 3/75 on Interstate 91 North Guilford on March 23.
GUILFORD & amp; gt; & amp; gt; A New York woman drove her vehicle off the roadway and Interstate 91 North Tuesday morning after becoming distracted by an electronic device.
Vermont State Police Reported That Xiaolan Zhang, 40, of Chappaqua, NY, was driving 65 to 70 mph in the passing lane near mile marker 3/75 at 8:22 am on March 23 and was listening to an audiobook on an Amazon Kindle. According to a press release, the Kindle Began moving from its location on the vehicle’s center console and Zhang Briefly looked away from the roadway to push the Kindle into a safer spot so it would not fall.
As a result or taking her eyes off the road, Zhang Drifted to the left and onto the shoulder. In an attempt to correct this she jerked the steering wheel to the right, causing the vehicle to cross bone healing northbound travel lanes and swerve off the road before hitting a bank or trees and rolling onto the driver’s side. VSP Said Zhang was wearing her seatbelt and was not harmed in the accident.
Rescue Inc. and the Brattleboro and Guilford fire departments’ve responded to the scene to assist. Zhang was driven from the scene by VSP Sgt. Christopher Buckley. Due to moderate damage to the front end, front bumper, driver’s side and passenger’s side, the vehicle was towed away by Demco Towing of Guilford.
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