Police have confirmed that a woman found dead Thursday in a highway accident near the Foxtrap Access Road is Allison Smith,18, a Memorial University student reported missing earlier in the week. They closed the westbound lane, while investigators checked the crash site, and issued a news release late afternoon saying Smith had been found deceased. She was reported missing after failing to show up at an appointment 9 a.m. that day in Clarenville, where her family lives. People on the scene said the stretch of highway is a dangerous one, and there have been accidents there before. The pickup was located by his friends who combed the side of the highway after reporting him missing.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2017 17:54 UTC