'Wonderful Kids': 2 Teens Who Worked At Dairy Queen Killed In Bucks County Crash During Snow Storm
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MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- Two teenagers were killed and another was seriously injured in a crash during a snow storm Sunday in Bucks County, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The three were traveling on Route 663 around 5:30 p.m. in Milford Township during the snow storm when the vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree.
Eighteen-year-olds Michelle Goodwin and Danny Pierson were pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Both Goodwin and Pierson worked at the Dairy Queen in Pennsburg.
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Police say the 17-year-old boy driving the vehicle was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital with serious injuries.
Pennsylvania State Police say Pierson and Goodwin finished work just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, in the thick of the snow storm. A 17-year-old friend picked them up so they could all go to dinner.
The 1995 Ford pickup truck they were riding in swerved along Route 663, just south of Brinkman Road and crashed into a tree.
Customers and co-workers at the Dairy Queen are hearbroken.
"Michelle was sweet and kind and loving, and she took care of all the employees. She cared about everybody, and Danny did the same," said Dairy Queen owner Brenda Morrone.
Morrone said Pierson would draw turtles for one elderly customer.
"We have a 91-year-old customer named Betty who comes every day, sometimes twice a day. And Daniel, who was an artist, he would draw her turtles because that's her favorite thing," said Morrone.
"If I could cry, I'd cry, but I haven't cried in 28 years since my husband passed away," said Betty Heimbach. "And I just can't do any crying anymore, but they were wonderful, wonderful kids."
The cause of the crash is still being investigated.
