ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Friday, January 3, 1997                TAG: 9701030104
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: B-5  EDITION: METRO 

CRASH AFTERMATH

LENGTH: Short :   23 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  NHAT MEYER STAFF. Paramedics treat a 17-year-old Roanoke
          girl, who was injured Thursday in a single-vehicle crash on 
          southbound Interstate 581 south of the Hershberger Road exit. The 
          girl, who was not identified because of her age, said she swerved to
          avoid a piece of lumber and ran off the road, state police said.  
          She struck a tree and overturned about 2:55 p.m. A car traveling 
          behind her ran over the wood but was not involved in the accident. 
          The teen was trapped for about 10 minutes until firefighters 
          extricated her from the car. She was taken to Carilion Roanoke 
          Memorial Hospital, where she was in stable condition Thursday night.
          She was charged with reckless driving.