I still try to figure out how accidents can happen on a clear, sunny day!

Yeah, I guess cause nobody texts, nobody eats in their car, nobody does stupid shit when the sun is shining. No red lights or stop signs are ever ran. No body speeds or drives reckless, when it's clear out. I just can't figure it out either. Sheesh!

That's an easy answer. It's because they're accidents. Nobody means to ruin their perfectly sunny day.

The glare right there is horrible in the AM. I drove right by this today as I do everyday and it was terrible.

I was there right after it happened. So sad.........the image of the crushed car will be in my mind for a long time. Thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families.

They are not accidents. An accident is when a meteor or the like falls on you or your car. When someone does something wrong, on the highway, and runs into someone else or runs off the road, it becomes a crash. All crashes can be prevented, if drivers will just pay attention.

So when your tire blows out or when your brakes fail or if something else happens that you aren't expecting and you crash, it's because the driver isn't paying attention? And if there's a medical emergency, the driver should have been paying attention? No. Accidents do exist. That's why they're called accidents. You're a moron.

Of course you are all assuming its selfish...

There are so many serious accidents at the intersection.... I have never been able to figure out why... I honestly avoid that intersection at all cost.

Tires blowing, brakes failing? Uhhhh....your fault for not maintaining your vehicle. I agree. No such thing as an accident.

Call it whatever you want, but this accident was fatal. A wonderful person left behind her children and family.

she was a wife, mother, cancer survivor and friend...she will be missed

So sad. She was an avid giver in every way. What a wonderful person that is lost today. God be with her family in this tragic time.

I had the pleasure to teach her son and work with her when she volunteered at our schools. What a sweet, wonderful lady. She will be missed.

To think a wonderful person is lost & there are so many useless idiots that will keep going on. Just Sayin...........
Yes, per the earlier comments, preventive maintenance of YOUR vehicle is YOUR responsibility& a failure that causes an incident , however minor or major is YOUR fault. NOT an accident. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT !
That is a dangerous intersection as are many along Rt 24. People drive through the area well above the 55 mph speed limit & yes, the morning glare from the sun can be very bad all through the area. The vehicle that hit her was from Rhode Island I believe . So sad & was avoidable if PEOPLE JUST WOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION WHILE DRIVING. Get the hell off of your phone & drive. This is for the Police too. I see them talking on the phone everywhere.
Prayers to this wonderful woman & her family.

The Dagger reported that a driver on Rt.24 drove through a red light, hitting a car crossing Wheel Rd. That would have put the impact directly on the driver side.

My wife and I drive through there so many times each day, I guess we need to start making sure people are actually coming to a stop before we go through the intersections around here.

I can not believe all of the insensitive, uncaring, inhumane remarks left here about there being no such thing as an accident?! What have we become that we as a human race have such little compassion for others? A PERSON, a MOTHER, a WIFE, a DAUGHTER a FRIEND lost her life and others were involved and possibly hurt. Why can we not first feel compassion and concern instead of automatically judging others. Are we all so seriously self absorbed that we want to blame someone for what happened istead of just asking GOD to comfort those who will forever feel the loss of what happened? SAD!!!

My hubby told me years ago never to pull out from a side road onto 24 without looking both ways to make sure everyone has come to a stop. I am not placing the blame on the driver who lost her life, just asking people to please take a moment before taking off from any green light, especially along 24. I've had people blow their horn at me for not jumping out as soon as the light turns green, but if it saves my life or the life of my children, oh well.

I don't drive that stretch of road in the morning but in the 20+ years we have lived in this area we have seen so many accidents along Rt. 24, especially at the intersections between Bel Air South Parkway and Tollgate Road. Such a tragedy, I understand she was an amazing woman and will most definitely be missed by many.

@ Karl ~ Check your facts on drunk drivers! We live in such a liberal state that drunk drivers rarely get the punishment they deserve. My Grandmothers life was take 12 years ago by a drunk driver on her way home from the hospital where my Grandfather had just passed away, we lost them both within hours of each other. The driver served less than 5 months in jail and he was allowed to do work release "because he had a family". Twelve years later, he's free to live his life and we're left with a hole in our family where an amazing woman should be! A generation of our family will grow up without knowing the love of this amazing woman, as will the family of the victim in this tragedy.

The man is an 82 yo retiree from RI with a residence in Fla, I'm not saying all 82 yo's need to give up their license, I'm just saying we need to make sure they are capable of making good decisions and can still see the road, in this case something terrible happened , and now my cousin and nephews have lost their wife and mother... so sad!

Scott A ~ I am so very sorry for the loss your family has suffered. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you as you face this most difficult time.