Saturday, February 21, 2009

Soccer star recovering from head-on collision - Baldwin County NOW - A Gulf Coast Information Source for South Alabama

Soccer star recovering from head-on collision - Baldwin County NOW - A Gulf Coast Information Source for South Alabama: "GULF SHORES, Ala. — A Pensacola woman was killed in a head-on collision Tuesday that closed Canal Road for several hours and left a teenager injured.

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Gulf Shores and Orange Beach police and fire departments responded to the call at approximately 4 p.m.

According to a police report, Tonia Briana Devaney, 17, was traveling east on her way to the Orange Beach Sportsplex on Canal Road when Pensacola resident Samara Santos, heading west, appeared to have lost control of her car and crossed into oncoming traffic. Santos’ Ford minivan collided head-on with Devaney’s Chevrolet Impala. Santos, 20, was instantly killed, the release said."