Renfrew woman dies in car crash
WHITE TWP, Indiana County — An elderly Renfrew woman died in a collision Thursday.
According to state police in the Indiana County barracks, 80-year-old Martha Sybert drove her 2003 Dodge Neon across the yellow line and into oncoming traffic on the eastbound lane of State Route 286 at Abbey Road about 4:15 p.m.
Sybert’s car collided with a westbound 2006 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck driven by John P. Stark, 48, of Latrobe.
Sybert died at the scene at 4:50 p.m. According to the Indiana County Coroner’s office, she died of multiple injuries to her head and chest.
Sybert’s passenger, her son Matthew “Bill” Sybert, 55, of Butler, and Stark were taken by ambulance to the Indiana Regional Medical Center. Sybert was moved to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Police were assisted by the Indiana Fire Association and Citizens Ambulance.
Family said Sybert had been a dedicated wife and mother, caring for six sons. Three of them, Daniel, Thomas and Richard, had muscular dystrophy, a debilitating disease that ended their lives early. She also was preceded in death by her husband, also named Richard.
Funeral arrangements are being made by the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home in Butler.
