Leads 5

Pipe Fitter Lead

Delayed ID lead:

A Springfield pipe fitter suffered third-degree burns yesterday at 3 p.m. Duane La Chance, 55, was listed in serious condition Wednesday night in the intensive care unit at Springfield Hospital. According to Henry Rosen, the project manager at Gross Engineers, La Chance was installing new pipes on the roof of the power plant when he accidentally touched a power line carrying 15,000 volts, with a piece of angle iron. The accident took place at Springfield Municipal Power Plant on 222 Power Drive.


Immediate ID lead:

Duane La Chance, 55, suffered third-degree burns yesterday at 3 p.m. The accident took place at the Springfield Municipal Power Plant located at 222 Power Drive. According to Henry Rosen, the project manager at Gross Engineers, La Chance was installing new pipes on the roof of the power plant when he accidentally touched a power line carrying 15,000 volts, with a piece of angle iron. La Chance, who is also employed by the company, was listed in serious condition Wednesday night, in the intensive care unit at Springfield Hospital.

Car Accident Lead

Delayed ID lead:

Two Springfield men were involved in a car accident today at 11:45 a.m. James W. Cunning, 20, and Wayne Clay, 19, collided on U.S. 63, one-tenth of a mile north of Blue Ridge Road. According to a Lincoln County Sheriff's Department officer, Cunning was driving south on U.S. 63 in a 2005 Ford Focus when Clay apparently crossed the center line and struck the Cunning vehicle. Cunning is in satisfactory condition at Springfield Hospital.

Immediate ID lead:

James Cunning, 20, and Wayne Clay, 19, were involved in a car accident today at 11:45 a.m. According to an officer in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, Cunning was driving south on U.S. 63 in a 2005 Ford Focus when Clay apparently crossed the center line and struck the Cunning vehicle. Cunning is in satisfactory condition at Springfield Hospital.