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County official injured in car crash
Early Edition: County Emergency Management Director Gary Vickers lost control of his car and struck a tree Tuesday night.
By TIMES STAFF
Published February 14, 2007
Pinellas County Emergency Management Director Gary Vickers is in the hospital in critical condition after suffering multiple broken bones in a car crash Tuesday night. Vickers, 53, is expected to recover fully, officials said Wednesday. Vickers is well-known to many residents as the county’s chief spokesman during emergencies such as hurricanes. Vickers was driving north on a rain-slicked Countryside Boulevard shortly before 10:30 p.m., according to Clearwater police. Just south of State Road 580, Vickers apparently lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree.
[Last modified February 14, 2007, 14:45:58]
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by sam
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09/04/07 11:01 PM
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maybe nick hogan did it
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by Maureen
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07/07/07 08:37 AM
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I believe we were told that he was traveling N bound, which he probably was, but I do believe he was in the S. bound lanes @ the time. Being in insulin shock, he was totally disoriented & was probably blacked out at the time of the crash
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by Beleek
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02/16/07 08:31 AM
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I'm his daughter, and from what I was told, he was driving Southbound, NOT northbound
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by Eric
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02/15/07 12:00 AM
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It does not mention that the car was in the westbound lanes but was heading east. Mr Vickers car was clearly driving on the wrong side of countryside blvd as I was a witness.
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