York County Press Release
YORK — York County Sheriff Paul Vrbka has released the name of the woman killed in a tragic accident Wednesday morning, at approximately 11 a.m., at the intersection of Highways 81 and 34 on the west side of York.
He said Lucille Kennedy, 65, of Exeter, was pronounced deceased at the scene of the accident.
Kennedy’s was eastbound on Highway 34 when it entered the intersection and crashed with a semi proceeding down Highway 81.
It didn’t appear the semi-driver, who hasn’t been identified, was seriously injured.
This crash was the fourth fatality accident to occur in York County along Highway 34 in a little over a month. Three people were killed in an accident at the East Highway 34/81 Junction in late May; a motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Highway 34 at the intersection with Road P on July 4; a man was killed Tuesday, July 9, on Highway 34 near the entrance to the York Municipal Airport; and then this accident claiming the life of Kennedy occurred on Wednesday, July 10.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Vrbka has indicated he has reached out to District 24 State Senator Jana Hughes to see if the state can provide some safety features or equipment pertaining to the Highway 34/81 intersection as there have been multiple accidents there since the Highway 81 bypass was created around York. He said he hopes to meet with Senator Hughes in the very near future “to see what can be done. We can’t keep having accidents like this.”
