Mercedes collides head-on with motorcycle

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October 1, 2007

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Lancaster, PA - According to Trooper Kevin S. Edmunds, an accident between a motorcycle and a 2003 Mercedes coupe took place on Route 30 near the Mount Vernon Road intersection, between Gap and the Lancaster-Chester County line.

Trooper Kevin Edmunds said that Krista L. Gathercole, 20, of Ronks, was driving her Mercedes west in the westbound lane of Route 30, and the cyclist was heading east in the eastbound lane.

Krista Gathercole gradually crossed the demarcation line and was driving in the eastbound lane at Mount Vernon Road.

The eastbound cyclist was struck head-on by the right front corner of Gathercole's car.

The cyclist died at the scene. Krista Gathercole was not injured.

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