PHOTO BY BILL BATES
The aftermath of a serious accident where a drunk driver lost control of her vehicle and killed an innocent 66 year-old Bellmawr woman on King Highway near the Big Timber Creek.
By Bill Bates
NEWS Correspondent
GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. – At 11:53 p.m. on October 22, Bellmawr Police, Bellmawr Fire Department and Bellmawr EMS – BLS 317 were dispatched for a report of a motor vehicle accident (rescue assignment) at the entrance to the Bellmawr Manor Apartments on Kings Highway.
First-arriving units reported a 2-vehicle head-on collision with heavy entrapment. The driver of the involved SUV was removed and transported to police headquarters while the driver of the Chevy was \”pronounced\” on scene a short while later.
The accident happened at the Bellmawr/Gloucester City border, but was eventually determined to have actually occurred in Gloucester City; so the crime scene was turned over to the GCPD.
The driver of a silver-colored SUV, from Washington Twp., lost control and slammed head-on into a white 4-door Chevy Cavalier, killing Katherine Traub, 66 of
Bellmawr, who was less then a quarter of a mile from her home. Police arrested and charged the other driver — Samantha Clark, 27, of Gloucester Township — was charged with driving while intoxicated.Companies from Gloucester City Fire and EMS, Mt. Ephraim Rescue 45, and Virtua paramedics assisted at the scene. All companies were clear from the scene about two hours later.
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