Jimmie Leeds Road crash injures two

Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2009 | 0 comments

Galloway Township- Three people were injured and Route 30 was closed for two hours Wednesday evening after two vehicles collided on the White Horse Pike at Jimmie Leeds Road, police said.

Barbara Ridgeway, 73, of North Cape May, tried to turn left onto Route 30 from Jimmie Leeds Road at about 6:01 p.m. Wednesday, when her car was struck by a westbound car driven by David T. Harrah, 23, of Galloway, police said. Ridgeway had a stop sign at the intersection.

Both vehicles were seriously damaged, and Ridgeway was extricated from her car by the Pomona Fire Company and airlifted by SouthStar to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, for treatment of broken bones and other internal injuries, police said. Her passenger, Ruth Arbelo, 80, of the Villas, was taken to ARMC, Mainland Campus, for treatment of chest pain.

Harrah was not injured, but his passenger, Daniel Harrah, 20, of Galloway Township, was taken to the City Campus for knee and chest pain, police said.

All occupants were wearing seat belts, police said.

Route 30 was blocked for about two hours while the scene was cleared, police said.

No summonses have been issued pending completion of the investigation by Patrolmen Bill Schroer and Greg Bollinger.