WAYNESBORO, Pa. --  Waynesboro Record Herald/Toya McCleary |
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A Waynesboro woman is dead and investigators say the man who crashed into her minivan was trying to get away from police.
The crash happened after midnight Thursday at the intersection of Grant and West Main Street in Waynesboro, Franklin County. Police say Judithann Clement, 45, died after her van was hit by David Szumigala, a Mississippi man, who police tried to stop 20 minutes earlier for reckless driving.
A news release from the Franklin County coroner's office stated that Szumigala's Chevrolet Impala was traveling "at a high rate of speed" when it slammed into Clement's vehicle.
Officer Crashed Chasing Suspect
Police in Washington Township said that they received a complaint of reckless driving at 11:56 p.m. Wednesday in the area of the 12751 Washington Township Blvd (Wal-Mart). Police said when officers were at the scene talking to people who had made complaints, they noticed the suspect's vehicle driving quickly.
Police said when they tried to stop the vehicle, the driver fled. South on Washington Township Boulevard then onto Old Route 16 and then onto Buchanan Trail East. An officer pursued, but crashed on Beck's Curve, after failing to negotiate a curve. The officer hit a guardrail on the south side of the road and ended the pursuit, according to police. The officer was treated and released from the hospital.
After that crash, police said the vehicle continue into Waynesboro where it collided with Clement's minivan at 12:06 a.m. Thursday.
Witnesses at the scene said Clement had a green light and Szumigala had a steady red signal.
Waynesboro Police and Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the Clement crash.
Szumigala was flown to York Hospital. Police did not state his condition.
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