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Salmon Arm man blames significant injuries on ‘too long’ shoelaces

‘I tripped’ – man known to police denies report of being thrown out of a car
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Man allegedly thrown out of a vehicle claimed his road rash and other injuries were the result of too long shoelaces, telling officers that “I tripped.” (Black Press file photo)

Salmon Arm RCMP responded to a call of a man being thrown from a vehicle, but the alleged victim claimed he had just tripped over his shoelaces.

On April 14, police received a call from someone claiming a man had been thrown from a white sedan and then entered a nearby residence on 27th Street SE. Officers attended and found a man known to police with injuries all over his face, a bleeding gash on the back of his head and severe road rash.

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