The woman involved in a three-car collision Tuesday morning on N. C. 152 gave birth after
being airlifted to a nearby hospital.Tonya Thompson,
27, 260 Vista Drive, was eight months pregnant and in critical condition when doctors
performed a Caesarean section to deliver her baby at Wake Forest University Baptist
Medical Center.
Thompson was still in critical condition this morning and
no other information was available about the infant.
Thompson was the passenger in a burgundy Chevy Lumina
driven by Dana Grady, 34, of Rockwell.
Grady was in good condition this morning at Rowan Regional
Medical Center.
According to the N.C. State Highway Patrol, Jeffrey C.
Prince II, 33, of 220 Mike Drive, struck Grady’s minivan from behind as she attempted
to slow or make a turn at Concordia Church and Deal Roads off N.C. 152 West.
Sechler and his daughter, Jennifer, 17, were taken to
NorthEast Medical Center. Their condition was not available this morning.
The gold Ford Ranger pushed the minivan over the center
line and into the path of an on-coming Pontiac Bonneville driven by James Sechler, 47, 945
Shin Farm Road, Mooresville.
Trooper Reep is investigating the speeds involved in the
collision. Everyone involved was wearing a seatbelt, he said. Charges are pending against
Prince, who refused treatment at the scene.
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