PA PA - Centre Co, WhtMale UnkAge, UP142840, died in MVA, Alias: Ronald Thomas, Aug'00

[Romulus]

Namus UP142840
Biological Sex: Male
Race / Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Date found: 2 August 2000
Location Found: Centre County, Pennsylvania
Estimated Age Range--
Nickname/Alias: Ronald Thomas

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Circumstances of Recovery: The unidentified male was operating a conversion van and traveling westbound with three additional passengers. The van was involved in a three vehicle motor vehicle accident. The van became fully engulfed in flames and all four occupants died as a result of the crash. 3 of the 4 occupants of the van were identified. The operator was known to an associate as Ronald Thomas. The four occupants of the van were carnival workers and employed by Amusements of America, Columbus OH.

 

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www.recordonline.com/story/news/2000/08/03/carnival-workers-die-in-fiery/51194227007/
3 August 2000

Carnival Workers Die in Fiery Crash

[Snip... Four carnival workers — one a Middletown, N.Y., man — were killed yesterday when a van they were riding in was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer shortly before 4:30 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police reported. The crash occurred in Rush Township, Centre County, about 20 miles from Pennsylvania State University.]


www.recordonline.com/story/news/2000/08/07/friends-family-recall-two-carnival/51198932007/
7 August 2000

Friends, family recall two carnival workers

[Snip.... It was a fiery crash. Police had to resort to dental records to identify the dead, whom they described as "transient people." Among the dead were Lenny Parken, 18, of Otisville, and Jaqueline Sanz, 51, of Philadelphia. A fourth man who was killed has not been identified.]