By Janice Nickerson, Enterprise correspondent PLYMPTON — Just over a year since the tragic death of Hull teenager Victoria Wightman in Plympton in May 2006, two deputies from the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department received Meritorious Conduct Awards for their response after the mid-morning crash.
A car driven by Erin Leith of Kingston collided on County Road with a mini van driven by Mary Hall of Halifax. Wightman died at the scene, and three other teenage girls from Kingston and Pembroke were treated for life-threatening injuries in Boston.
The two deputies acted quickly, although they were transporting prisoners at the time. The men attended to the injured teenagers and remained at the scene until emergency crews from Plympton, Kingston and Halifax arrived. Hall and her children were not injured in the crash.
The deputies, Michael Santos and Christopher Socha, received the awards in the House Chamber on Beacon Hill June 26 at the 10th Annual Correction Officer of the Year Award ceremony.
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