Traffic accidents kill women in two Camden County communities
A Pennsauken woman was fatally injured in a two-car collision here, police say, and, separately, a Camden woman is facing a criminal charge over a deadly accident in that city that took the life of another woman.
Here's what we know:
Lola Maye killed in Pennsauken collision
Lola Maye, 74, was killed in a Jan. 27 accident on the 4300 block of Haddonfield Road, according to Pennsauken police.
The "head-on angular" collision occurred shortly after 9 a.m. as one vehicle was turning left into a parking lot, police said.
“No charges have been signed at this time and the incident is being investigated,” Pennsauken police said in a statement Thursday.
Irene Ortiz victim in Camden crash
A crash on the 1900 block of Admiral Wilson Boulevard fatally injured 68-year-old Irene Ortiz, according to Camden County Police.
A motorist, Siena Walk, 22, of Camden, is charged with driving with a suspended license and causing death in connection with the Jan. 18 accident.
Walk was driving a car that hit a pole 12:30 p.m. according to a police account.
Ortiz, a passenger in the car, died after being taken to a city hospital, police said.
Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Traffic accidents kill women in two Camden County communities
