
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, November 12, 1993                   TAG: 9311120198
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: MARION                                LENGTH: Short

SHOTGUN BLASTS HIT 2 TRACTOR-TRAILERS

At least two tractor-trailers in Southwest Virginia have been damaged by shotgun blasts since the national trucker strike started, a a state police spokesman reported Thursday.

A 1991 truck driven by a Russell Spring, Ky., man was struck by a shotgun blast in Smyth County about 2:44 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 81. Another driven by a Shelbyville, Tenn., man was hit by a shotgun in Washington County about 2:38 a.m.

Neither blast penetrated the windshield, and neither driver was hurt.

A Bristol driver had his windshield broken by rocks at 11:17 p.m. Wednesday in Washington County near Bristol, also on Interstate 81. - Associated Press

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