Roswell couple dies in car crash

AN ELDERLY ROSWELL COUPLE IS DEAD AFTER CRASHING THEIR CAR RIGHT INTO A CONCRETE SIGN..... BUT...  More »

AN ELDERLY ROSWELL COUPLE IS DEAD AFTER CRASHING THEIR CAR RIGHT INTO A CONCRETE SIGN..... BUT THE ACCIDENT HAS LEFT MANY QUESTIONS UNANSWERED .... NOW INVESTIGATORS ALONG WITH THE COUPLE'S SON ARE TRYING TO FIGURE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. JULIE FERTIG'S LIVE IN THE ROSWELL BUREAU WITH THE DETAILS. JERALD STROM PICKED UP HIS WIFE KATHYRN FROM THE HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT... SHE HAD JUST HAD A PACE MAKER PUT IN. THEIR SON SAYS THE COUPLE WAS HEADED HOME... AND THAT'S WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED. THIS PILE OF METAL USED TO BE JERALD AND KATHRYN STROM'S CAR. 'it was also unusual to have a car traveling at that rate of speed on a street such as country club.' THAT'S HOW IT ALL BEGAN. DETECTIVES SAY 81-YEAR-OLD JERALD WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. HE WAS HEADED EAST WHEN HE VEERED OFF THE ROAD. HE RAMMED INTO A HUGE ROCK... DROVE STRAIGHT THROUGH A BUILDING'S FRONT LAWN AND PLOWED THROUGH AN EIGHT- FOOT-LONG CEMENT SIGN. BY THE TIME EMERGENCY CREWS THE COUPLE'S SON SCOTT FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE HIS DAD WOULD'VE BEEN SPEEDING. 'he was a really good driver. A cautious driver. You know he was a police man in california'SCOTT'S SAYS THE COUPLE WAS GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY THIS APRIL. 'April 19th is when they were gonna get married''i think it's a blessing for them both to go at the same time because one doesn't have to stay around after the other one's gone. POLICE SAY JEROLD WAS WEARING A SEATBELT DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT HIS WIFE WAS NOT. POLICE EXPECT EXPECT JEROLD'S AUTOPSY REPORTS TO TELL THEM WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE ROSWELL BUREAU... JF ... EWN4.  « Less