BREWSTER, MA- Teen Killed in Rt. 6 Two Vehicle (08-04-09)

BREWSTER — A Harwich woman, 19, died yesterday in a collision on Route 6 that closed the state highway and created gridlock in Orleans and Brewster for hours.

Angela Champ died when her 1996 Toyota Corolla crossed the center line and collided with a 2004 Chrysler minivan on the highway near the Orleans town line, according to state police. Although the crash was initially described as a head-on collision, the Toyota's passenger side was badly smashed.

Rescuers extricated Warren Hayes, 79, of Harwich and his 67-year-old wife, Barbara, from the van, which had flipped on its side as a result of the impact.

The pair were taken to Cape Cod Hospital for treatment of injuries that were not considered life threatening, state police said.

Rescue workers initially called for a helicopter to evacuate all three crash victims, but the flight was canceled after the Harwich 19-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and the elderly couple's condition was found to be not as serious as initially thought.

The crash stalled traffic on the two-lane stretch of Route 6, dubbed Suicide Alley for its high number of fatal head-on collisions before 1991. The installation of a central median bump and plastic stanchions to separate the two lanes that year has been credited with improving safety on the highway.

The state police, who were in charge at the crash scene, closed the state highway between Route 6A in Orleans and Route 137 in Brewster at about 3:30 p.m. The highway was closed until about 6:35 p.m. to speed the transport of the crash victims and allow investigators time to reconstruct the accident, state police Sgt. David Mahan said.

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[thecolaratlady]

@m398911 You are exactly right sweetheart..SO FAR this year, there have been over 50 children that have ended up in the fridge units at the morgue. They too did not realize how fragile life is and how quickly it can be lost. I DO NOT like having to cut up their bodies, take samples for toxicology, determine a cause of death for ANY CHILD. See the hurt, IMMENSE sadness, IMMENSE GRIEF on parents faces.Some parents have ended up in the morgue as well when they KILLED THEMSELVES.

[thecolaratlady]

@SeikM Sweetheart, i am a County Coroner, i see victims like these everyday all day.If videos like this will help keep 1 teen off the morgue tables We are accomplishing something..The heartbreak i see all the time on parent's faces as i pull a body from the morgue fridge, pull back the sheet and see/hear the heartbreak on their faces, in their voices as they tell me " Yes Dr, that is my child". 10 parents were so distraught, they killed themselves, and that's sad fact sweetheart.

[thecolaratlady]

Teens, I am a County Coroner. You teens want to hurt your parents in the worst way Possible.Every parent's nightmare is something tragic happening to their children.Getting a call from a hospital stating that your children were injured, Parents being told their children are in the morgue, when i have to open a fridge unit, pull a body out, pull the sheet back and see the hurt on their faces as they say " yes dr, that is my child" Your parents die inside.10 parents even killed themselves.

[sjb120195]

R.I.P Angela. Everyone at school misses you. RIP

[m398911]

I just wanted to say.. My heart goes out to this person,and the family. That being said . I can understand why you would feal this vid is in bad taste or disrespectful. However , while I am sorry for your loss.. To someone like me that did not know this person, or that this ever even happened,until I came across it on youtube.PLEASE do not feel that this is disrespectful.I wacthed this vid, and was sadened by the horrific aftermath.But viewing it, maid me realize just how fragile life is

[omijeff1]

TOYOTA BAD CAR NASTY

[dfregan1]

i hope she was not texting while driving tragic....

[SeikM]

I knew her as well, I dont understand why they post these videos, its not something I want to watch for 2 minutes. This and Steve's car crash. It almost in a way disrespects them, lets watch the cars being towed away? How about we make a movie of their pictures and there lives in memorial to them instead of this....

[m25746793]

what happened?

[MamaRia11]

RIP LITTLE SISTER! We love you forever. You will be missed by soooo many