Woman Killed In Corvette-Tractor Collision (WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh)

SPRING HOPE, N.C. -- A man was charged in connection with an accident early Thursday that killed a woman driving a tractor, authorities said. Helen Jean Finch, 66, of Spring Hope, was pulling two tobacco trailers with her tractor west along N.C. Highway 97 at about 5:45 a.m. Thursday when a westbound Corvette slammed into the tractor, authorities said. Jasper Pete Horne Jr., of Rocky Mount, was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, authorities said. Copyright 2006 by WRAL.com ...