Sleepy Driver Causes Near-miss On Rt. 12
Published: September 7th, 2006
By: Tyler Murphy

NORWICH – Wednesday evening an elderly man fell asleep at the wheel and swerved across oncoming traffic on to an empty yard, narrowly missing a telephone pole and crashing into an 9-foot ravine.

The crash took place just after 7:30 last night. The driver, Augustine Zieno, was very shaken up but sustained only minor injuries. He was taken by ambulance to Chenango Memorial Hospital.

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