Franklin County, PA — There was a deadly car accident this past Wednesday in Greencastle, near the Pennsylvania-Maryland border that killed a local man. Police said this happened along Route 11/Molly Pitcher Highway and later identified the victim as Leaman Peterson, 76 years old.
They said that Peterson was killed when his car was hit head-on by a driver who swerved out of his lane and into oncoming traffic. The accident happened around 7:00 p.m. in the evening, police said.
Cody Nocton, 20, was driving his car south along Molly Pitcher Highway that evening when he came upon slowed traffic (a car in front was waiting at a stop sign). Nocton wasn’t able to slow down in time, so he swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid an accident, but instead crashed head-on into Leaman Peterson’s northbound car.
The accident critically injured Mr. Peterson and he was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead. His two passengers, both juveniles, and Mr. Nocton were all injured and take to hospitals as well, though their conditions were good.
Greencastle
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