The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

Sun, Nov 08 2009

Published: May 29, 2009 08:49 am

Sophia wreck

Andrea Meador
Register-Herald Reporter

Police say a woman and her 2-year-old daughter sustained nonlife-threatening injuries after hitting three parked cars and flipping over in a ditch in the Lester Square Shopping Center parking lot in Sophia Thursday morning.

Marcia Painter, 35, of Glen Daniel, is said to have suffered a medical problem while driving through the parking lot, Sophia Police Chief Tim Sweeney said. She hit the first vehicle head-on. Two people were in that car, but only minor injuries were reported. Her minivan then hit an empty car and one more parked car before she drove into a ditch about 100 feet away, flipping the car over.

Both she and her daughter were trapped in the car. The child was removed without any problems, Sophia City firefighter Mark Larkin said. But it took firefighters about 30 minutes to extricate the mother, using hydraulic rescue cutters to remove the roof of the van.

The child received bruising on the neck from the child safety seat and no major injuries were reported for Painter. Both were transported to Raleigh General Hospital.

No charges were immediately filed, and Sweeney is investigating. The Sophia City Fire Department assisted.

Photos

Sophia City Fire Department Capt. Matt McGinnis gathers up rescue tools after extricating victims of a wreck at Lester Square Shopping Center in Sophia Thursday. Not much is left of the van after firefighters had to cut the roof away. Jeff Stover/The Register-Herald (Click for larger image)

Sophia City firefighters work to extricate a victim from her minivan after a crash Thursday in Sophia. Police said the driver apparently had a medical problem and crashed into three other cars before her vehicle flipped on its side after running into a dirt bank. Jeff Stover/The Register-Herald (Click for larger image)

Sophia City firefighters peel the roof down after cutting it with hydraulic rescue tools after Thursday's wreck at Lester Square Shopping Center in Sophia. Jeff Stover/The Register-Herald (Click for larger image)

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