No serious injuries in accident
The Western News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 14 years, 6 months AGO
No one was seriously injured last Thursday afternoon when a sport-utility vehicle rear-ended a passenger car on Highway 2 near the state shop south of Libby.
Libby Volunteer Ambulance transported the two drivers and a 17-month-old passenger to the hospital after the crash, which occurred about 1:55 p.m.
Varonika Welch, 19, of Libby had been stopped in her car waiting for northbound traffic to clear so she could turn left into a private driveway, according to Montana Highway Patrol, when 69-year-old Della Katon, also of Libby, struck Welch’s vehicle from behind. She was traveling at approximately 45-50 mph, according to highway patrol.
Welch’s passenger, Taylor Welch, was properly restrained in a car seat, the highway patrol reported. Alcohol and drugs did not appear to be a factor in the crash.
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