PHILLIPS — A Wilton man and a Florida woman were injured Sunday after a pickup truck and car collided on Weld Road, also known as Route 142.
A 2021 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Carl Johnson, 69, of Wilton was going east when it crossed the center line and struck a 2014 Ford Focus in the driver’s side door, which was going west, and was driven by Megan Jenni, 27, of Enterprise, Florida, according to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr.
The Johnson vehicle caught on fire after coming to rest in the ditch, he wrote in an email.
Both drivers were injured and taken by NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.
Deputy Othniel Kroger and Deputy David Duval responded to the crash reported at 9:45 a.m. Phillips Fire Department also responded to the scene and was able to put out the fire. The front end of the pickup was destroyed. The car also appeared to be heavily damaged.
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