Two dead in three-vehicle Mount Laurel crash
A three-vehicle crash yesterday in Mount Laurel left two people dead and closed Route 38 for four hours, police said this morning.
A three-vehicle crash yesterday in Mount Laurel left two people dead and closed Route 38 for four hours, police said this morning.
Stephen Ford, 26, of Maple Shade, was driving a black Chevrolet pickup truck west on Route 38 when he lost control around 2:33 p.m. near Midlantic Drive.
The pickup entered the eastbound lanes, striking a Toyota Highlander and a white GMC box truck.
The driver of the Highlander, Jean L. Bernard, 63, of the Columbus section of Mansfield Township, was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the pickup, Danielle K. Howey, 22, of Maple Shade, died at Cooper University Hospital in Camden.
Ford also was taken to Cooper. The driver of the box truck, Mark Ferrari, of Maple Shade, was taken to Virtua Hospital in Mount Holly.
Contact staff writer Matthew Spolar at mspolar@phillynews.com or 856-779-3829.
