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Two accidents in Forest County

Monday, January 2, 2012

Two separate accidents early yesterday morning in a small Forest County town left one dead and one in serious condition.

Both crashes occurred in the Town of Nashville in Western Forest County. The first occurred at just before 1:00am, when deputies received a report of a vehicle that left the road way and struck several trees on South Shore Drive. One person in the vehicle was killed, while another was arrested. Authorities have not released additional information.

A second crash was reported shortly after 6 am. on Highway 55 also in the town of Nashville where a motorist allegedly hit a pedestrian and left the scene, according to the news release. The pedestrian was taken to an area hospital and was in serious condition, police said. One person was arrested in connection with the incident, but authorities have not released additional details.

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