By Associated Press - Wednesday, September 9, 2020

CHARLOTTE, Vt. (AP) - Two people have died in a head-on crash in Charlotte, Vermont State Police said.

The crash happened on Route 7 late Tuesday afternoon when a 16-year-old driver from Atlanta, Georgia, crossed the center line and hit an oncoming car, police said. The driver of the other car, 73-year-old Chester Hawkins, of Ferrisburgh, was taken to University of Vermont Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. His passenger, 72-year-old Connie Hawkins, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the other car was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.



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