WOOD CO CRASH
AN ACCIDENT IN WOOD COUNTY CLAIMS ONE LIFE
ONE PERSON IS DEAD FOLLOWING A VEHICLE COLLISION IN WOOD COUNTY, ACCORDING TO THE WOOD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE CRASH HAPPENED ON STATE ROUTE 6 AND I-75, A LITTLE AFTER 1:30 PM. AUTHORITIES SAY A JEEP WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN EAST ON ROUTE 6 WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK BY AN SUV GOING WEST. THE DRIVER OF THE JEEP WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, WHILE ONE PASSENGER, 67 YEAR OLD JULIA KOON, WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. IT'S UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE DRIVER OF THE SUV WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH.