Harrisburg, PA : Child dies in I-78 crash; alcohol found in car, cops say on Wednesday, 14th September 2016
A 5-year-old boy from Newark died in a crash early Wednesday on Interstate 78 East in Lower Saucon Township and open containers of alcohol were found in the car, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Nadine Walton, 54, of Newark, was in the left lane at 12:56 a.m., near the Route 33 interchange in Lower Saucon, when she drove off the left side of the highway, state police said.
The 2011 Nissan Versa then swerved back across the highway, as Walton attempted to correct, and hit a guard rail along the highway's right shoulder, police said.
Passengers Stefany Stephens, 31, of Newark, the boy and a 2-year-old girl were thrown from the car when it struck the guard rail, police said.
The Nissan returned to the road and stopped in the left lane, state police said.
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