Man Burns 60% of Body in Tractor-Trailer Crash, Remains Critical
A fire completely engulfed the driver's truck and spread to trees surrounding the highway, police said
A Massachusetts man who burned over 60% of his body in a tractor-trailer accident on Route 287 North in Mahwah Tuesday night remained in critical condition Wednesday evening, Mahwah Police said. Clarence J. Belton, 64, of Chicopee, Mass., likely fell asleep at the wheel of his truck, or suffered from a medical condition that caused him to veer off the road at about 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, Mahwah Lt. Philip Tangel, one of the officers who responded to the scene of the accident, told Patch Wednesday morning. Belton’s tractor-trailer struck another tractor-trailer that was parked on the shoulder of the highway, drove through the guardrail and careened into the woods, he said. “In doing so, he punctured the gas tanks in his truck, and the entire …
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Danielle Brooks
5:41 am on Sunday, January 20, 2013
I work at Plantation Inn in Chicopee MA. Clarence has been a friend and my long time exchange a book partner. I am praying for his health as well as all of us who loved him at the Plantation Inn. He is a friend to all of us here. Please post up dates. Danielle Brooks. more ›