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2 men rescuing turtle hit by driver

Updated: Friday, 19 Jun 2009, 4:29 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 19 Jun 2009, 4:29 PM EDT

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Police say two men were seriously injured when a drunken driver hit them while they tried to rescue a turtle crossing a Michigan road.

Forty-three-year-old Derek James Redmond of Mount Clemens was arraigned Friday on charges including operating while intoxicated causing serious injury.

The Macomb County Sheriff's Office says deputies early Friday found a truck stopped on a road in Harrison Township. A 53-year-old man and a 60-year-old man, both of Harrison Township, were found nearby with severe injuries and were taken to the hospital. They had been trying to save a turtle and apparently were struck by a car.

A preliminary hearing is set for July 1 in district court in Clinton Township. Redmond didn't have an attorney on record with the court.
 

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