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February 1, 2008

Burrillville woman, 23, dies in Glocester collision

GLOCESTER -- A 23-year-old Burrillville woman was killed in a vehicle collision today on Route 44, west of Jackson School House Road. The police did not identify her pending notification of her family.

The police said the woman was driving her car west on Route 44, appeared to lose control while negotiating a curve, skid sideways on the ice- and sleet-covered road, and crossed into the east lane. A truck heading east was unable to stop, the police said, and the vehicles collided.

The accident happened at 11:36 a.m. Chepachet and West Glocester fire departments used extrication tools to get the woman, who was alone in the car, out. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Office of the State Medical Examiners, according to a Glocester police news release.

The truck, a 2000 International car carrier, was driven by Michael Sobczak, 33, of Lincoln, the police said.

The investigation continues by Glocester police, the State Police Commercial Truck Unit and the Office of the State Medical Examiners.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 5:04 PM | Permalink

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