Posted on 03/27/2006 11:34:55 PM PST by lunarbicep
The wife of a Fremont selectman died and two other people were hospitalized this weekend after a sport-utility vehicle plowed through an intersection in Texas and struck a car carrying five New Hampshire residents, authorities said.
Marilyn Gates, 52, was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where she was taken after the collision. The accident took place about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in Denton County, northwest of Dallas.
Gates was a flight attendant whose life was spared 5½ years ago when she missed an American Airlines flight hijacked by terrorists and flown into the World Trade Center.
She was in Texas to attend a wedding, said her brother-in-law, Manchester resident Paul Porter.
"She was a terrific person, kind of a take-charge individual. She was very giving of herself, particularly in family matters," said Porter, a former Manchester alderman.
The Sept. 11 tragedy upset her deeply, given the death of the airline passengers and her colleagues.
"She knew them all, because that was her regular crew," Porter said.
Gates was in the back seat of a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis struck while traveling through an intersection, said Lisa Block, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Block said the car was driven by Eugene Cordes, a selectman in Fremont. Also riding in the car was Fremont selectman Donald Gates, Marilyn Gates' husband.
Both were treated for minor injuries and released from Texas hospitals, Block said.
Two other Fremont residents were hospitalized. Beverly Brooks, a Realtor, was listed in stable condition yesterday at Presbyterian Hospital of Plano. Griffin Cordes, 17, a student at Trinity High School in Manchester, was listed in serious but stable condition last night at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, according to a nursing supervisor on duty.
The accident took place at the intersection of Hebron Parkway and Marsh Lane, Block said.
Stephen Mole of Keller, Texas, was westbound in his 1999 Ford Expedition when he disregarded a stop light and entered the intersection, Block said. He was also exceeding the speed limit, she said.
The SUV struck the sedan, which spun counter-clockwise. Two passengers were thrown from the Grand Marquis, she said.
Block said the Texas Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. She did not know yesterday if any charges or motor vehicle violations had been issued against Mole.
I'm just happy they called them terrorists.
This should have the DUmmies getting on the tin foil hats.
Wasn't it 4 1/2 years ago?
Cindy Sheehan and her ilk would call them "freedom flyers".
That's funny and sad.
Charlie Sheen would say that the other driver hit her to keep her from telling what she really knew.
Remember, this is a "journalist" - one of the elites who profess to know what's good for us, but who can't even balance their checkbook.
Sad...but....Bushes Fault?
When God calls, their is no voice mail. God will call back.
So very true. Sick.
Its also unfortunate that this will likely create a plot line for Final Destination 4...
So sorry to read this news. May God comfort her loved ones.
I hope they throw the book at the stop light running driver of the van.
Sports-Ultilty Vechicle?
Guess the driver didn't have anything to do with this at all?
Jesus. We're not a jaded bunch, are we?
R.I.P. whoever you were.
Simple math has become a real problem in newsrooms. Not even watching too closely for errors, I've noticed: * Lyn Nofziger's passing at age 81 reported initially as age 71. * Kirby Puckett's stroke and death had him listed as age 44, 45 and 46 in various news reports. * Jeff Bagwell was listed as the Astros' franchise leader in runs scored, a mark actually held by Craig Biggio. That's just in the past couple of weeks from someone who doesn't comb everything across the wires. Always makes you wonder, when the easy-to-check facts are incorrect, how many other "facts" are we given that are simply untrue.
Every time I read something in the paper that I have personal knowledge of, there's a mistake.
in Denton County, northwest of Dallas.
The site of the accident is almost exactly one mile due north of the Dallas City limits (not northwest) . And for the record, the City of Dallas does extend into Denton County.
Charlie Sheen would say that the other driver hit her to keep her from telling what she really knew.
ROFLMAO
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