***  HN PHOTOS ***  DRIVER BADLY HURT AFTER SLAMMING INTO BRIDGE ABUTMENT… [ANATOMY OF A SERIOUS CRASH SCENE]

                                  BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN PHOTO NOTES] – A driver was badly hurt this morning when his vehicle left the roadway and slammed into a bridge abutment. At around 5:45 p.m., Barnstable police and firefighters responded to Mary Dunn Road at the Route 6 overpass for a single-vehicle crash. EMTs encountered a 73-year-old male driver still inside a heavily damaged vehicle. The driver was reportedly unresponsive and not restrained by seat belts when first responders arrived, according to sources. The patient was then reported to be semi-conscious as the call progressed. According to sources, the patient claimed he had fallen asleep prior to the crash. The patient was complaining of significant pain and Cape Cod Hospital was placed on a trauma alert. The patient was reportedly in priority two condition upon being transported. Barnstable Police completely shut down Mary Dunn Road while first responders worked the scene. A member of the sheriff’s crime scene unit took photos of the crash. A BPD patrolman followed the Barnstable FD ambulance to CCH as the investigation continued. The BPD is investigating the cause of the crash. No further details available at this time… P.S. – Today’s Hytown Vignette is a brought to you by Wayne Shorter…  [CLICK IT/CRANK IT! HEADPHONES ABSOLUTELY OBLIGATORY!]