Four Elderly Women in Fatal PA Car Crash

Four elderly women in car crash on the way to garden club meeting, two killed, two seriously injured

Two Women Die, Two Injured in PA Car Accident
WETM-TV reports four elderly women traveling in a Buick Century were on the way to their monthly “Garden Club” meeting at a nearby Perkins restaurant Thursday around noon when they were in a tragic car accident.  The women were at the intersection of Rt. 6 and Dorset Heights in Mansfield when their car collided with an F-250 Ford pickup truck.  Two of the women, aged 81- and 89-years old both died in the accident. The two others were seriously injured and were airlifted to the local hospital. The driver of the pickup truck was not injured. Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the accident.

Motorcyclist Dies in Accident in FL
A 77-year-old Florida woman has been charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI and DUI with property damage after killing a motorcyclist in a head-on collision.  The woman was traveling northbound on Ocean Shore Blvd. Saturday night around 9 p.m. when she apparently crossed into the southbound lanes.  Three motorcyclists were traveling southbound at the time. Two cyclists were able to avoid the collision, but the third man was hit by the van and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills Rhode Island Man
A Providence, RI man has been charged with driving while intoxicated resulting in death and driving to endanger resulting in death after a head-on collision resulted in the death of another driver.  According to news reports, the victim was traveling northbound on I-95 near Exit 22 around 2 a.m. Sunday morning when another car traveling the wrong way slammed into him.  The man was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver charged with DUI was treated for minor injuries at Rhode Island Hospital.  The interstate was closed for more than two hours while police and crew cleared the scene.

Two Family Members Die, Five Injured in Iowa Accident
News Channel 5 reports seven family members were traveling together on I-29 in Percival, Iowa Sunday morning when the driver of the SUV apparently lost control of the vehicle causing it to cross into oncoming traffic then roll several times.  Several of the occupants were ejected from the vehicle.  A tractor-trailer could not stop in time, and drove through the accident area striking at least one of the victims.  Two of the family members died and five others were injured.  

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