Montco woman struck, killed on I-95 in Chester
She was struck and killed by a bread truck in I-95 in Chester early Monday, officials said.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a bread truck on I-95 in Chester early Monday, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Doris Ann Goldwire, 63, of Elkins Park, was struck and killed in the accident around 3 a.m. in the northbound lanes between Route 320 and I-476 (The Blue Route), state police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Goldwire was in a 2011 Mercury Mariner that became disabled between the left and center lanes after driving through a puddle and striking a barrier, state police said.
The occupants of the Mariner had gotten out to inspect the damage when three of the four were struck by an Amoroso bread truck traveling in the left lane, police said. The truck driver, Leonardo Arce, 34, remained at the scene after the accident.
Mariner occupants Ricky Goldwire, 28, and Chakirah Chapman, 20, were injured and taken to Crozer Chester Medical Center; Tishea Solomon was not injured in the accident, according to state police.
The northbound lanes of the highway were closed for about 4 hours before reopening about 7:15 a.m. Vehicles were backed up six miles to the Delaware state line behind the accident scene before the highway was reopened, according to traffic reports.
