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Sylva
firefighters and Jackson County Rescue Squad workers clean up
after a three-car accident on U.S. 23/74 near the Comfort Inn
around 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 12. The incident was the result of an
altercation in Waynesville between Mary Ellen Francis Shepherd
and Stephanie Young Conner, said Trooper Steve Allred of the N.C.
Highway Patrol. Traveling west towards Sylva, Shepherd's 2002
Ford Escort struck Conner's 1999 Ford Mustang, then crossed the
median and struck a 2001 Jeep Cherokee driven by Benjamin Lindgrove
Pait, Allred said. While Conner and her passenger were uninjured,
both Shepherd and Pait were taken to Harris Regional Hospital.
Pait was treated and released; Shepherd was transferred to Mission
Hospitals in Asheville, where she was listed in fair condition
as of Monday. According to a report filed by Allred, both Shepherd
and Conner have been charged with careless and reckless driving.
– Herald photo by Rose Hooper
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