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Crash Near Bay Bridge Takes Life of Salisbury Woman

A Salisbury woman was killed in a car accident yesterday going the wrong way just west of the Bay Bridge on Route 50.  

The authorities say 22 year-old Laura Murphy died at the scene after her Volkswagen hit another vehicle head-on.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that authorities say they had received reports of her going the wrong way but were unable to reach her.

Meanwhile, the paper says that a 14-month old boy was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital but his condition is not immediately known.      

66-year old Robert Skidmore who drove the other car -- a Mercedes SUV -- was pulled from the wreckage but later died of his injured at Shock Trauma in Baltimore.

The driver of a third vehicle involved in the crash was uninjured and his Nissan had minor damage.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.