MONTICELLO, NEW YORK—
Publishers Fufillment Circulation
Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Final narrative
An employee was injured driving when he swerved to miss a deer and impacted a telephone pole. The employee's injuries consisted of a torn pancreas, fractured ribs, chest pains and a head laceration.
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