A SIOUX CITY WOMAN HAS DIED FOLLOWING A THREE VEHICLE ACCIDENT THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6TH AND WESLEY PARKWAY, WEST OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
POLICE SGT. TOM GILL SAYS THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 8:15 P.M.WHEN A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 68-YEAR-OLD JANICE MEEK FAILED TO STOP:
MEEK1 OC…….WERE DAMAGED. :22
SGT. GILL SAYS THE OTHER TWO VEHICLES WERE BOTH STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL FACING WESTBOUND.
WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED, THEY FOUND MEEK HAD SUSTAINED LIFE THREATENING INJURIES:
MEEK2 OC…….RIGHT AWAY. :09
MEEK WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.AT THE HOSPITAL.
THE DRIVER OF THE F-150 SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES BUT WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.
SGT. GILL SAYS MEEK MAY HAVE SUFFERED A MEDICAL CONDITION WHILE DRIVING AND SPEED WAS NOT LIKELY A FACTOR IN THE CRASH.
THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
