Officials ID woman killed in violent head-on crash in Lawrence
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Updated: 1:34 PM EDT Apr 30, 2021
Officials ID woman killed in violent head-on crash in Lawrence
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Updated: 1:34 PM EDT Apr 30, 2021
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>>NEWSCENTER 5'S MATT REED JOINS US LIVE WITH AN UPDATE. MATT? REPORTER: ERIKA, WE'RE STILL WAITING TO LEARN FROM GHARETS LED UP TO THIS DEADLY CRASH. WE NOW HAVE VIDEO SHOWING THE MOMENT BEFORE IMPACT. THE VIOLENT HEAD-ON COLLISION WAS CAPTURED ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERA AT A NEARBY HOM LAWRENCE RESIDENTS WHO HEARD THE CRASH, RUSHED TO THE INTERSECTION OF WINTHROP AVE AND SOUTH UNION STREET. WHERE THEY FOUND TWO MANGLED CARS, FOUR PEOPLE INJURED, AND ONE-PERSON DEAD. >> LIKE SAID, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME, THIS TIME IT'S FATAL >> IT WENT BING, BANG, BOOM. REPORTER: JESUS RIVERA LIVES NEARBY. AND SAYS SPEEDING IS CONSTANT ISSUE IN THIS AREA. >> EVERY NIGHT IN LIKE 12:00, 1:00, 3:00 IN THE MORNING SEE CARS FLYING. REPORTER: A FRIEND OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS, TELLS ME THERE WERE 3 MEN IN ONE CAR, AND TWO WOMAN IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE FRIEND DIDN'T HAVE MANY DETAILS, BUT SAYS ALL 3 MEN WERE TAKEN TO LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL AND HAVE SINCE BEEN RELEASED. SO FAR LAWRENCE POLICE HAVEN'T RELEASED INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT CAUSED THIS DEADLY CRASH, OR THE IDENTITY OF THE DECEASED. BUT RESIDENTS WANT THE CITY TO DO MORE, TO MAKE THIS INTERSECTION SAFE, AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT MORE LIVES FROM BEING LOST. >> I'VE SEEN THE CITY PUT COPS HERE BUT NOT ENOUGH, IT'S ALL THE TIME. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. REPORTER: AND ALONG WITH LAWRENCE POLICE, STATE POLICE AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ARE