Mother and son killed in central Pa. car crash
MARTINSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A 3-year-old boy and his mother are dead after police said his father failed to stop at a stop sign and their minivan struck a pickup truck.
The Altoona Mirror reported 26-year-old Mariam Newswanger of Newmanstown and the boy died at the scene of the crash on Route 164 in Blair County early Saturday morning.
The driver, 28-year-old Wesley Newswanger, a 5-year-old girl and a 1-year-old boy also were injured badly in the wreck, and were listed in critical condition at a hospital.
The driver of the pickup truck suffered minor injuries.