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Elderly woman dies in crash

Updated: November 15, 2012
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Update: 5:15 pm, 11/15/12, Thursday
DECATUR -- The name of a woman killed in a crash Wednesday, has been released. An autopsy shows 86-year old Dorothy Blodgett suffered injuries to her chest and heart.

She was driving a pick-up which hit the back of a school bus. It happened near Lake Shore Drive and Silas. The bus driver and one student on board were not hurt.

Original: 10:05 pm, 11/14/12, Wednesday
DECATUR -- An elderly woman is dead after rear-ending a school bus. It happened just after 5 pm at the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Silas.

Police say the bus was heading east on Lake Shore when it was hit by a truck. One student was on board at the time. Both the student and the driver are OK.

The woman driving the truck died at the scene. Officers spent several hours trying to figure out how it all happened.

"We have the fatal accident investigation team with a total station to create it at a later date," says Sergeant Chris Peters.

An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.

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