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LARWILL - A two-vehicle crash on U.S. 30 Thursday claimed the life of a 79-year-old Warsaw woman.
Sherry Mendenhall died at the scene. Her husband, Joseph B. Mendenhall, 82, was transported to Parkview Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition late Thursday.
According to a police report, around 1:20 p.m., Sherry Mendenhall was exiting Spring Creek Market onto U.S. 30 and failed to see an oncoming car, driven by Jamie Helm, 24, of Warsaw.
Helm and her 18-month-old child were not injured. Helm was wearing a seat belt and the child was properly restrained in a child seat, the report said.
Sherry Mendenhall was not wearing a seat belt and it is unknown whether her husband wore one.
