NJ driver veers into oncoming traffic, killing 2 motorcyclists after she ‘freaked out’ over bug: cops
A New Jersey driver veered into oncoming traffic on a Pennsylvania road, killing two motorcyclists, after she “freaked out” over a bug, police said. Bernadette Cobb, 55, was driving east on a two-lane road in Luthersburg, about two hours northeast of Pittsburgh, when an insect flew in her open window around 4:45 p.m.
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A New Jersey driver veered into oncoming traffic on a Pennsylvania road, killing two motorcyclists, after she “freaked out” over a bug, police said. Bernadette Cobb, 55, was driving east on a two-lane road in Luthersburg, about two hours northeast of Pittsburgh, when an insect flew in her open window around 4:45 p.m. The Brick resident told cops that she “freaked out” upon seeing the pest and tried to swipe the bug away, “put[ting] her head down by accident,” according to a police affidavit. But while Cobb was distracted by the creepy-crawler, her vehicle began to drift into the oncoming lane, according to the affidavit.
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- A New Jersey driver veered into oncoming traffic on a Pennsylvania road, killing two motorcyclists, after she “freaked out” over a bug, police said. Bernadette Cobb, 55, was driving east on a two-lane road in Luthersburg, about two hours northeast of Pittsburgh, when an insect flew in her open window around 4:45 p.m.
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