Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
NJ women identified as victims of Route 202 crash
Pennsylvania State Police have released the names of the victims killed in the horrific collision Wednesday morning when a dump truck landed on an SUV on the Route 202 ramp.
Regena McCray-Palmer, 50, of Newark, N.J., and Connie Motley-Wright, 59, also of Newark were the victims in the crash that happened shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday on the southbound 202 ramp on business Route 30.
In a press release, state police said McCray-Palmer was the driver of the Nissan Pathfinder and Motley-Wright a rear seat passenger. The dump truck came to rest on top of the drivers side of the Pathfinder.
Three other passengers were also in the SUV, two were seriously injured and one suffered moderate injuries according to police. The truck driver was not injured.
The Pathfinder, was crushed when the tri-axle dump truck landed on top of it. A heavy wrecker from Abel Brothers Towing was brought in to lift the truck off the car. Rescuers were able to extricate three of the victims from the crumbled vehicle by cutting off the passenger door and removing the roof.
The truck, carried a sign identifying it as a construction vehicle, and warned motorists to be alert
for sudden stops and turns. Stones could be seen in the bottom of the truck and strewn around the scene around the scene of the accident.
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kelly MacIntyre said the dump truck and the Nissan Pathfinder were traveling south on Route 202 and both vehicles exited at US 30 bypass when the accident happened. She was not able to say how the accident happened pending the investigation of the major accident investigation team, which was reconstructing the incident.
The three injured victims were taken to Paoli Hospital Trauma Center. Ambulances and EMS units from East Whiteland, Good Fellowship, Uwchlan, Berwyn Goshen and Coatesville assisted, as well as fire police from East and West Whiteland and Paoli.
The Pathfinder SUV was crushed, when the tri-axle dump truck landed on top of it. Arriving rescue crews quickly called for addition crews bringing East and West Whiteland Fire Companies to the scene.
The truck carried a sign identifying it as a construction vehicle, and to be alert for stops and turns. Some stones could be seen in the bottom of the truck, but it did not appear to be loaded.
The exit road to business Route 30 was closed for much of the day as police investigated the crash.
The crash is being reconstructed by PSP Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit and PSP Forensic Service Unit. Nobody has been charged in the accident, pending the outcome investigation. Anyone that may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact PSP Embreeville Station at 610-486-6280. Pete Bannan Pbannan@21stCenturymedia.com