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FOSTER TWP. — A White Haven woman died from injuries she sustained in a head-on crash on North Lehigh Gorge Drive Thursday afternoon.
State police at Hazleton identified the woman as 61-year-old Carol A. Searfoss.
Searfoss was operating a 2004 Chevrolet Blazer traveling south on North Lehigh Gorge when her vehicle was struck by a 2006 Mercury, operated by Heather Ann Puzzetti, 31, of Weatherly, at about 4:10 p.m., state police said.
State police said Puzzetti was traveling north on North Lehigh Gorge and crossed into oncoming traffic.
Puzzetti suffered serious injuries. A passenger in her vehicle, an 8-year-old boy, suffered moderate injuries.
State police said Searfoss, Puzzetti and her passenger were wearing seatbelts.
Assisting at the scene were Weatherly Ambulance, American Patient Transport System, Foster Township Fire and Rescue and Fearnots Fire Department.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call state police at Hazleton at 570-459-3890.