Published: January 08, 2009 Derry News
DERRY - Winter weather struck again on Wednesday closing schools and making an icy mess for drivers in southern New Hampshire.
One man lost control of his service van and crashed into Beaver Brook Wednesday afternoon on the Fordway, leaving police and fire officials hours of work cleaning up after the accident. Mark Hetzel, 42, of Candia, lost control of his van at 12:45 p.m. and flipped over the guardrail, landing in the brook. Matt Stone was riding a forklift just up the street at New Hampshire Boring when he heard a loud bang and saw Hetzel's van hit the guardrail and flip into the brook. A co-worker, Ken Smith, called 911 as soon as they saw the car land in the water.
"Nobody would have even seen him if I hadn't been there," Stone said.
Stone said that was the third vehicle he saw hit the guardrail that day while working only a couple hundred yards away.
Stone said that was the third vehicle he saw hit the guardrail that day while working only a couple hundred yards away.
Derry firefighters pulled Hetzel through the passenger side window of the vehicle within 30 minutes of the accident. To help extricate him, two firefighters donned wetsuits, helping the others to position a ladder between the vehicle and land.
Before being put on a stretcher and taken to Parkland Medical Center, he sat on the passenger side of his van with a bloody face but conscious. He was treated and released later that day, according to a hospital spokesperson.
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