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Police investigate cruiser crash in Rutland, Vt.

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Published: July 3, 2009

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) - A Rutland, Vt., police officer and another driver were hurt after the officer apparently blacked out and crashed head-on into a car at an intersection in the city.

State police say witnesses reported Rutland Officer Gary Tobin appeared to be having a seizure as he drove through the intersection, hitting a stopped car.

Tobin, who is 52, suffered knee injuries and a concussion. The other driver, 78-year-old Mary Smith, of Proctor, was treated and released after reporting chest discomfort.

State Police said Tobin reported blacking out and could not remember the crash. Doctors are checking for medical problems that might have caused the accident.







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When was the last time you had a physical? Do you need one every year? The guy was driving...you drive too right? It could have happened to anybody but because it's a cop you want him held to a different standard for a task that thousands of people do every day.
-- Posted by P J on Fri, Jul 3, 2009, 3:56 pm EST

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when was the last time this police officer had a physical?? is it mandated to do so every year??
-- Posted by charlene bostrom on Fri, Jul 3, 2009, 3:07 pm EST

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