Dropped cell phone leads to car accident

<p dir="ltr"><span>A dropped cell phone was the cause of Monday's accident at the corner of Servant and State streets, according to Chester Police Chief Ryan Coffey.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>In a news release, Coffey stated that 22-year-old Megan E. Throop, of Chester, was traveling eastbound on State Street in a Ford Taurus when she reportedly dropped her cell phone.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>Throop told law enforcement that she lost control of her vehicle when she reached to retrieve the phone, causing the vehicle to veer across the westbound lane and strike a concrete retaining wall in front of 903 State St.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>Throop was not injured in the incident, which was reported at 5:58 p.m., and was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>The crash drew a lot of curious onlookers who were out on an evening stroll in the cooler weather.</span>

<p dir="ltr"><span>People at the scene told the Herald Tribune they saw a passenger from Throop's vehicle flee the area, but Coffey said Throop was the lone occupant of the Taurus.</span>

<p dir="ltr">"She did not confirm she had a passenger with the officers," he said.