LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) — A 67-year-old Norristown woman was killed Tuesday in a crash in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania State Police reported.
State police identified the woman as Susan Henderson, a 67-year-old woman from Norristown, Montgomery County. Two other people were injured in the crash.
At around 10:30 a.m., state police said a Colonial Regional trooper saw a 2018 Mercedes Benz commit a traffic violation on State Route 191. The driver of the Mercedes Benz, a 27-year-old man, then turned onto Hecktown Road and began driving at a high rate of speed.
According to state police, the 27-year-old man driving the Mercedes Benz lost control near 4170 Hecktown Road and struck a 2017 Kia Sportage driven by Henderson head-on.
State police said Henderson was taken to St. Luke’s Anderson Hospital and pronounced dead. The coroner’s office said Henderson died of “multiple blunt force injuries” and ruled the death a homicide. The 27-year-old man and a male passenger in the car were also taken to the hospital, but state police did not specify their injuries.
The crash is under investigation.
