Teen Left Unconscious After Rock Thrown From Overpass Breaks Car Windshield
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A teenage boy was knocked unconscious after a car he was travelling in was hit by a rock thrown from an overpass in South Carolina.
The stone smashed through the windshield of the vehicle and struck the victim on December 10. The incident occurred near the East McIver Road overpass in the city of Florence.
Authorities said the 15-year-old was unconscious when he was taken to hospital. According to WMBF News, another nearby driver said her car windshield was also struck by a rock.
The Darlington County Sheriff s Office said a truck driver who was also hit by flying debris reported seeing two youths throwing objects from the overpass.
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FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - A 15-year-old knocked unconscious after a rock was thrown from an overpass and smashed through the windshield of the car he was in, authorities said.
It happened Dec. 10 near an overpass in Florence, WMBF-TV reported.
The boy was unconscious when he was taken to a hospital, Darlington County sheriff’s officials said. No other information on his condition was immediately available.
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