PHILIPSBURG – A fatal accident claimed the life of a 4-year-old Lewistown boy Saturday morning in Rush Township, Centre County.
According to the report, Kathy J. Fetters, 22 also of Lewistown, was traveling westbound on United States Route 322, just east of the state police barracks in Philipsburg. Police said that Fetters attempted to pass a vehicle ahead of her in a No Passing Zone on the ice/snow covered roadway. Police said that while attempting to make the pass, she lost control of her vehicle and drove off the southern side of the roadway. Her vehicle struck a tree head-on as a result.
Police said that Fetters was extricated from the vehicle by mechanical means. She was taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center for treatment of “minor injury.” The boy was also transported to the medical center, where he was pronounced dead. Both she and the boy were using the appropriate safety belts at the time of the accident.
Police were assisted at the scene by the Port Matilda and Moshannon Valley Emergency Medical Services as well as the Hope, Port Matilda and Reliance Volunteer Fire Companies.
