Loose Trailer Causes Fatal Crash On Torras Causeway

POSTED: 4:17 pm EST January 17, 2007

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A St. Simons Island woman ejected from an SUV in a crash Wednesday morning on the F.J. Torras Causeway has died.According to the Glynn County police, a homemade trailer being towed eastbound on the causeway broke loose and struck Karen Simpson's westbound Chevrolet Blazer. Upon impact, the SUV rolled several times, ejecting Simpson, who officers found unconscious in the road.Simpson, 48, was transported by squad car to the Brunswick campus of Southeast Georgia Health System, but died in the emergency room. Police said the trailer was being towed behind a Nissan Frontier driven by Joel Dixon, 23, of Waynesville.There was no immediate word on charges, but the crash was still under investigation by the traffic division of the Glynn County Police Department. Anyone with information is asked to call Kevin Jones at 912-554-7800.