News brief: Rochester teen remains in serious condition following wreck

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Pickup truck at 19100 block of Old Highway 99 near Nutmeg Street. / Courtesy photo by Washington State Patrol.

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

The 19-year-old Rochester man rescued yesterday from beneath his wrecked truck in Grand Mound is listed in serious condition this morning.

Brett A. Tardif was traveling northbound on Old Highway 99 when his Ford pickup left the roadway, struck a power pole and rolled over, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Arriving firefighters found him pinned under the pickup.

He was picked up by a helicopter at South Sound Speedway and flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

A hospital spokesperson this morning said he is currently in the intensive care unit.

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For background, see “Sharyn’s Sirens: Daily police and fire roundup – WRECK IN GRAND MOUND INJURES ONE” from Thursday March 7, 2013, here

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