Candy Growden, 48, dies in single-vehicle crash on Route 248 in Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania

Modified Date: 
Thu, 08/11/2022 - 2:50pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, April 22, 2017

Driver killed in high-speed crash

Police say Candy Growden, 48, Catasauqua, was killed after losing control of a car on Route 248 near the Palmerton exit around 1 a.m. on Saturday.

According to a police accident report, Growden was going about 120 miles per hour in a 55 m.p.h. zone when she hit the curb, and then ran into a cement wall.

Police say Growden had just passed another car and also hit a guard rail which went through the car. Nobody else was in the car at the time of the crash.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Candy Growden
Roadway: 
Route 248

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