DELAWARE TOWNSHIP
Woman dies in one-car crash
A 76-year-old Greenville woman died in a harrowing one-car crash Friday in Delaware Township, police said.
Helen V. Butterfield, 20 Lancaster Ave., was pronounced dead at 8:09 p.m. at the scene by Mercer County Deputy Coroner Cris Loutzenhiser, police said.
Mrs. Butterfield was westbound at 7:20 p.m. on Route 58 when her car went off the north side of the road about one-half mile east of Delaware Road, police said.
The car traveled about 75 feet in a ditch and hit a log, which sent it airborne, police said.
The car landed on its left side, rolled a number of times and slid on its roof into a telephone pole, police said.
Police said they believe Mrs. Butterfield, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was thrown from the car when it hit the pole.
The car spun away from the pole on its roof before stopping, police said.
Fredonia volunteer firefighters assisted.
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