ROANOKE, Va. – A two-vehicle crash in Roanoke on Friday left an elderly woman dead and two injured, Roanoke Police Department said.
RPD said they responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash around 4:10 p.m. on Friday at the 3100 block of Peters Creek Road Northwest. Upon arrival, they found the driver of one vehicle, 79-year-old Kathleen Witt. Sadly, she was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin has been notified.
Authorities said the occupants of the second vehicle, two women, were taken to a local hospital for injuries. They are currently in stable condition.
RPD said a preliminary investigation shows that Witt’s vehicle was traveling on the wrong side of the road, and eventually hit the second vehicle head-on. Authorities believe that Witt was experiencing a medical emergency while driving, which resulted in her vehicle drifting onto the wrong side of the road.
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