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Delaware Trooper Blocks Head-On Crash To Save Vacationing Couple
Trooper Randall Armistead steered his patrol car into the path of a speeding suspect vehicle on I-95 near Lower Chichester on June 17. The rescue shielded Thomas and Kathy Curtis of Waukesha Wisconsin from a deadly impact as Cynthia Church and others died in the collision. Armistead remains in serious condition at Christian Hospital. Witnesses say the Curtis couple, on vacation, credited Armistead with saving their lives while others, including a child, were killed. Police say the scene involved a prior head-on crash and a chaotic rescue with bystanders aiding and emergency crews using the Jaws of Life as they battled fire and injuries.
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Delaware
Wisconsin
Randall P. Armistead
Lower Chichester
Chester Township
John Easton
Armistead
Christian Hospital
Cynthia
Cindi” G. ‘Church
Jett Church
Lois Powell
Thomas
Kathy Curtis
Waukesha
Wisc
Church
Easton
Curtises
Mrs. Curtis
Chichester Avenue
Relyea
DelCom
Delaware County Emergency Communications