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Somerset County Teacher Killed in Accident

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Angela Brinkley a Washington Academy and High School special education teacher has been killed in a traffic accident. The accident occurred in Fruitland at around 5:47 p.m. yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Route 13 and Main street.

The 48-year old teacher’s husband was driving his Cadillac when it struck a Chevy truck with two adults and a child on board.

The four other people suffered minor injuries.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that portions of Route 13 and Main Street were closed for a number hours.

Leo Lawson with the Somerset County public schools told the paper Brinkley was a student-oriented teacher and an effective educator.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.