At top left is all that's left of 61-year-old Dorothy Gansheimer's car.She was killed instantly. Princeton firefighter Ken Starling said at noonthat the woman's body was still in the vehicle.
The tanker, which belongs to Kenan Transport of Chapel Hill, spilledits cargo, and the road was closed until crewscan clean the roadway. That was expected to be completed by 2 p.m. ThePrinceton fire marshal said there was no evidence of environmental damagecaused by the spill.
Area residents Glenn Grice says a constructionzone in the area has contributed to a series of accidents and near-missesin the past three years.
Trucks are frequently entering the road in a section near a curve.Motorists on Highway 70 often don't anticipate the slow trucks in theirpath.
Heavy fog is believed to have been a contributing factor in Tuesday'saccident. There was only a quarter-mile visibility at that time.
Photographer:Keith Baker
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