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6-Year-Old Suffers Broken Leg In Route 206 Crash Caused By Woman Driving In Shoulder: Cops

A 6-year-old child suffered a broken leg in a three-car crash on Route 206 on Sunday, March 3, that Montgomery police said was caused by a woman driving on the shoulder. 

Montgomery Township Police Department

Montgomery Township Police Department

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At 2:46 p.m., Montgomery police and EMS responded to the crash at  Route 206 on Montgomery Road and Sycamore Lane, officers said. 

Oksana Semyrozum, a 43-year-old Hillsborough resident was heading southbound on 206 in a Toyota Prius, passing traffic on the shoulder, police said.

When re-entering the lane of travel, she struck a Nissan Pathfinder operated by a 47-year-old Hillsborough resident, police said. This caused her to cross over the centerline and enter the northbound lane of travel, where she had a head-on crash with a Toyota Tacoma, driven by 49-year-old New York resident, police said.

Three people in the Prius were transported to a nearby hospital, including a six-year-old sitting in the back, who suffered a broken leg, police said. The six-year-old was not secured in a child passenger safety seat, police said.

The driver of the Tacoma and another passenger were transported to a nearby hospital with bodily injuries, police said. Semyrozum was issued numerous summonses,  including improper passing and careless driving, police.

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