Rt. 772 crash kills Ephrata woman, 37

Road closed indefinitely as investigators reconstruct accident scene.

Lancaster New Era

Jun 22, 2009 11:19 EST

LITITZ

By CARLA DI FONZO, Staff Writer

Police in Warwick Township have closed a large section of Route 772 in the wake of an accident Sunday night that claimed the life of an Ephrata woman.

Sheila R. Moyer, 37, died from injuries sustained in a two-car accident that occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday on Route 772 at Heck Road, between Rothsville and Lititz.

At press time, Warwick Township Police said Route 772 — from Main Street to Cinder Hill Road — will remain closed until further notice due to the accident scene investigation. The road was officially closed beginning at 6 a.m. Accident reconstruction experts were also on the scene late Sunday.

The accident occurred when a westbound BMW driven by John R. Armstrong Jr., 20, of Lititz, crossed into the oncoming traffic lane for unknown reasons and crashed into Moyer's Saturn sedan, police said.

Moyer was trapped inside her car, and it took rescue workers about 45 minutes to free her, police said. She was taken by ambulance to the Warwick Township Municipal Building, then airlifted by helicopter to Lancaster General Hospital's trauma unit, where she died from her injuries.

Officials said Armstrong was examined for injuries at the scene of the accident then released.

Both vehicles sustained severe damage.

Rothsville Fire Company was assisted at the scene by the Lititz and East Petersburg companies, as well as Rothsville Ambulance, Warwick Ambulance, Medic 4 and Medic 12.


Staff writer Carla Di Fonzo can be reached at cdifonzo@LNPnews.com.