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ROCHESTER - Rochester Police are saying speed was a factor in a crash involving a city woman seriously injured on Tuesday when her car veered off Leonard Street and struck a tree.
Wendy Hatfield, 49, was Medflighted from Skyhaven Airport by a DHART helicopter to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Hatfield, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox, was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, Rochester Police said.
The accident occurred around 9:50 a.m. in the area of 11 Leonard Street when police say Hatfield's vehicle veered off the road and struck a tree.
There was extensive front end damage to the vehicle and air bag deployment.
The accident remains under investigation at this time.
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