Midletown, IN :Wife and Mother-in-law of local pastor killed after Crash on Wednesday morning , May 13th 2015

MIDDLETOWN — The wife of a Middletown pastor and her mother were killed in a crash Wednesday morning in Indiana, according to the Huntington County Coroner’s Office.
Rochelle “Shelly” Burch, 54, of Franklin and Linda Dykstra, 77, of Wayland, Michigan, died from blunt force trauma, said Coroner Dr. Philip Zalm. Burch, driving a PT Cruiser, ran a stop sign just after 11 a.m. on U.S 224 near Interstate 69. Her car was hit by a semi after crossing two lanes of traffic, knocking it off the road, Zalm said.
Dykstra, who was in the front passenger seat, was killed on impact and Burch had to be extricated from the vehicle, he said. Emergency crews treated Burch for about 30 minutes before declaring her dead at 11:44 a.m., according to the coroner. Both women were wearing seat belts.
The semi driver, Franklin G. Diamond, 43, of Lancaster, Ohio, was not injured in the accident. He was tested for drugs and alcohol and those tests came back negative, Zalm said. Investigators have already ruled the deaths accidental.
Zalm said there was no evidence that Burch attempted to brake at the stop sign.
Burch is the wife of Mitchell Burch, pastor of Towne Boulevard Church of God in Middletown. The couple have been married for 36 years.
On his Facebook page, Burch wrote: “My beautiful bride of 36 years met Jesus today face to face … Please pray for my family. Rest in His loving arms sweet love as you Celebrate being home … I’ll see you over on the other side but until then, we will be Embraced by His mercy.”
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