A Key West woman was airlifted to Miami Sunday evening after a three-car crash at Mile Marker 15 that slowed traffic both ways on U.S. 1 for about three hours.

The condition of Kathleen Garvey, 55, was unknown as of press time, but no fatalities had been reported as of Tuesday afternoon, said Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Kathleen McKinney.

Garvey was headed south in a 1998 Ford at 5:47 p.m. when she tried to pass a 1994 Toyota driven by Christobal Roca, 55, of Miami, in a no-passing zone, sideswiping it, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release.

Roca’s Toyota spun out of control and Garvey’s Ford then struck, head-on, a northbound 2001 Toyota driven by Mark Jachelski, 19, of Summerland Key.

Garvey was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami, where she remained as of Tuesday, McKinney said. A message left with a hospital spokeswoman for information on Garvey’s condition was not returned by press deadlines.

Roca and a passenger in Jachelski’s Toyota, Daniel Harper, 19, also of Summerland Key, were both taken to Lower Keys Medical Center on Stock Island, where they were treated and released, hospital spokesman Randy Detrick said.

Everyone involved in the crash — including a juvenile

SURREY, B.C. — Five people are dead following what B.C. Mounties say is possibly the worst car crash witnessed in over 20 years.

Police say the crash occurred at an intersection not far from the U.S. border Sunday morning.

Sergeant Dale Carr said it appears that a Dodge Caravan sped through a red light at the intersection and then crashed into a mid-sized car.

“ 1/8The Dodge Caravan 3/8 has such high velocity, it goes through the intersection, it comes to rest about 200 metres west of that intersection,” he said. “There’s again, so much velocity involved in the crash that the mid-sized import vehicle was torn in half at the firewall.”

Carr said the incident left a debris field of about 200 metres in size. All five occupants — three adults and two children — of the mid-sized car died at the scene. The male driver — and lone occupant — of the Dodge Caravan suffered serious injuries and was transported by air ambulance to Royal Columbian Hospital.

Carr, who has been in law enforcement for 26 years, called the crash scene a horrific scene of debris, and the worst collision he has witnessed.

“I can’t think of a time that I’ve ever seen a

State police said three drivers cited for following too closely

A six-car pileup occurred during rush hour in East Marlborough Township on April 10, state police from the Avondale barracks reported Thursday.

The accident happened at 7:52 a.m. as the drivers were all traveling north on U.S. 1, south of Bayard Road, and three of the six vehicles were following too closely, creating a domino effect of crashes, police said. Angelique M. Raezer, 51, of Kennett Square; Tob Tucker, 42, of Fallston, Md.; and Tim L. Martone, 44, of Nottingham, were all cited for following too closely. Police said all six drivers were wearing seatbelts, and none were injured. Three vehicles sustained damage that required towing; the others could be driven from the scene, police said.

A two-vehicle crash without injuries involving teen drivers occurred Saturday at Hillendale and Bayard Roads in Kennett Township, state police said. According to police, a 2001 Honda CRV driven by a 17-year-old male from Newark, De., was traveling south on Bayard Road and entered the intersection with Bayard Road prematurely. Police said he struck the front bumper of a 2009 Jeep Commander driven by a 16-year-old female from Chadds Ford

Emergency units were dispatched to the scene near the intersection of East Yelkca Terrace and North Ridgewood Avenue about 2:51 p.m., according to FHP.

No injuries have been reported at this time.

Additional information will be published as it becomes available.

Emergency units were dispatched to the scene near the intersection of East Yelkca Terrace and North Ridgewood Avenue about 2:51 p.m., according to FHP.

No injuries have been reported at this time.

Additional information will be published as it becomes available.

Gary Pearson, 53, was riding north on U.S. 1 at 7:38 a.m. on his Johnny Pags 300 Raptor when Michael J. Diedel, 20, of Palm Coast pulled onto the road from Matanzas Woods Parkway in front of the Jacksonville man, said Trooper R.S. Tipton.

“He laid the motorcycle down and slid into the Pontiac Firebird,” Tipton said at the crash scene. The trooper added in a later report that Pearson had applied his brakes to avoid hitting Diedel.

Pearson’s helmet could be seen lodged by the car’s left front wheel.

The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending, Tipton said.

It is unknown whether Pearson was in the area for Bike Week but the trooper said that information would likely be available by the time the investigation is complete.

Diedel was uninjured. His passengers, James J. Habersham, 20, and Raymond Torres, 23, were also uninjured, according to an FHP report.

“It’s still under investigation why the Firebird pulled out in front of (Pearson),” Tipton said. “The motorcyclist wasn’t doing anything wrong and was wearing his helmet.”

The motorcyclist, whose identity was not immediately released pending notification of his family, was riding north on U.S. 1 at 7:38 a.m. on his Johnny Pags 300 Rapture when Michael J. Diedel, 20, of Palm Coast pulled onto the road from Matanzas Woods Parkway in front of the Jacksonville man, said Trooper R.S. Tipton.

“He laid the motorcycle down and slid into the Pontiac Firebird,” Tipton said at the crash scene.

The motorcyclist’s man’s helmet could be seen lodged by the car’s left front wheel.

The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending, Tipton said. It is unknown whether the motorcyclist was in the area for Bike Week but the trooper said that information would likely be available by the time the investigation is complete.

“It’s still under investigation why the Firebird pulled out in front of him,” Tipton said. “The motorcyclist wasn’t doing anything wrong and was wearing his helmet.”

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Huron Valley Ambulance spokeswoman Joyce Williams said emergency personnel were dispatched at 1:17 p.m. Tuesday after the crash was reported. One person was taken in stable condition to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.

Dispatchers said a two-car crash had occurred. Further information was not immediately available.

Earlier Tuesday, a car rolled over on the exit ramp from northbound U.S. 23 to Washtenaw Avenue. The 1996 Subaru Legacy was stolen from an Ypsilanti home sometime late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. The man driving the car fled the area before police could arrive.

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