Thread: A Bad Crash

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The Nevada Highway Patrol investigated consecutive-day fatality crashes that killed a 44-year-old Minnesota woman Sunday.

Tracy Fons, 44, of Eden Prairie, Minn., was a passenger Sunday in a 1932 Ford Roadster convertible driven by Thomas Taxon, 64, of Reno, when 83-year-old Bernice Rodgers, 83, turned in front of them to access a South Virginia Street casino parking lot.

Fons died at the scene. Rodgers, her husband and passenger, Harry Rodgers, 84, and Taxon were taken to Renown Regional Medical Center for treatment. Bernice Rodgers and Taxon were listed in fair condition Monday, said Trooper Chuck Allen, while the condition of Harry Rodgers was not known.

The crash occurred about 4:15 p.m. Sun., in front of the Tamarack Casino.
Allen said Bernice Rodgers was driving a 1998 Mercury Tracer north on Virginia Street when she turned left in front of Taxon, who had been heading south on Virginia Street. She was turning into the casino parking lot when Taxon tried to avoid the collision, and instead struck the right side of the Mercury.

Both Taxon and Fons were wearing lap belts in the antique roadster.

Wow, that's horrible. They must have really smacked into the old ladies car to do that much damage and also to kill them both. So sorry to hear about this one too. I feel terribly for the victims and the families.

I'm taking mine out for a little drive today and I sure will have these tragedies on my mind as I am out there. As a side note, I sure hope all these recent incidents don't start some legislators thinking hot rods shouldn't be on the roads. We all know how they love to pass laws to justify their existence.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Wow, that's horrible. They must have really smacked into the old ladies car to do that much damage and also to kill them both. So sorry to hear about this one too. I feel terribly for the victims and the families.

I'm taking mine out for a little drive today and I sure will have these tragedies on my mind as I am out there. As a side note, I sure hope all these recent incidents don't start some legislators thinking hot rods shouldn't be on the roads. We all know how they love to pass laws to justify their existence.

Don

Yeah,Don..they dont need the ammunition,but,how many hotrods are involved in smashes,in comparison to regular cars??