Morgan was a front seat passenger in a 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII driven by Lloyd Eaton of St. Paris. Preliminary investigation shows that Eaton was in the westbound lanes of U.S. 36 and was turning into the business entrance when the car was struck by a 1998 Dodge Ram driven by Derek Ramsey of Urbana. The impact forced Eaton’s car to spin into a 2015 Toyota Rav4 driven by Lon Peters of Mechanicsburg while it was stopped in the driveway of the TSC entrance.
Morgan was pronounced dead at the scene. Her daughter, Tiffany Wiford, 20, was in the back seat and had to be extricated from the wreckage. She was flown by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton for serious injuries. Eaton was treated and released from Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana, police said.
The crash remains under investigation, and no charges have been filed.
A family member said there is a gofundme account set up to help cover funeral expenses.
UPDATE @ 8 p.m. (Nov. 27)
An Urbana woman was killed tonight in a three-vehicle crash.
The woman was a passenger in a car that was attempting to turn into Tractor Supply in the 1600 block of East U.S. 36 when the car was struck by a white pickup truck, according to Urbana police.
The impact forced the car into a sport-utility vehicle.
Two other people were injured in the crash, with one flown by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital with serious injuries and a second person was taken to Mercy Hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, according to police.
None of the crash victims’ names and ages were released.
U.S. 36 will remain blocked in the area of the crash until at least 9 p.m.
FIRST REPORT
CareFlight was called for a crash victim tonight after a three-vehicle crash in Champaign County.
The crash happened sometime around 5:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of East U.S. 36.
At least one person was seriously injured.
We are on the way and will update this report as we learn details.