Crime & Safety
Wilma Dolan Identified as Victim In Fatal One-Car Crash
Chesterfield resident's vehicle hit a traffic light base.
An 88-year-old woman died Wednesday when the white minivan she was driving crashed into the base of a traffic light at Olive Road and Chesterfield Parkway.
Police said Thursday morning the victim was Wilma Dolan.
She reportedly is a resident of Friendship Village—a retirement housing complex on Olive Road next to Faust Park, in Chesterfield.
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Chesterfield police reported the one-car crash at 1:38 p.m.
Candidate for City Council David Arbogast, whose office overlooks the intersection, let Patch know that eastbound lanes on Olive were closed, but police were directing traffic through the intersection. (3:10p.m. Wednesday)
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Arbogast, a Ward I resident, told Patch there were about six police cars at the scene, and a fire engine rolled through at one point.
"It's looks pretty bad," he said.
This fatal crash follows on the heels of
An earlier typo here put Dolan's age with a two-year difference.
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