Thursday, 4:30 PM
Second person dies after car crashes into Brockton Hospital
(Photo courtesy of Brockton Hospital)
Susan Plante's hospital ID photo.
By Globe Staff
A second person has died after an accident yesterday afternoon in which a car crashed into an entrance at Brockton Hospital.
Susan Plante, 59, of East Bridgewater died last night as a result of the injuries she sustained in the accident, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz said this morning in a statement.
Plante had worked as a secretary in the hospital's radiation therapy department for 20 years, a hospital spokesman said.
Plante's family issued a statement today through the hospital, thanking the doctors and rescue workers who tried to save her life and offering condolences to the family of Dr. Mark A. Vasa of Norwell, who was also killed in the accident.
"Susan was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She offered friendship and love to everyone who came into her life, including the many patients she worked with every day. She enjoyed celebrations, and treated everyday as a celebration of life," the statement said..
The crash happened at about 1:30 p.m. at the entrance to the hospital's radiation therapy center.
Jane Berghold of Rockland, a 76-year-old breast cancer patient who was at the hospital to deliver an X-ray to Vasa, was the driver of the car, her husband, Robert Berghold, said. She was treated for minor injuries and released.
"It's a terrible thing," Berghold told the Globe in a telepone interview yesterday. "I wouldn't wish that on anyone."
"I feel awful. I feel sick to my stomach. I'm shaking inside," Jane Berghold told WBZ-TV. Berghold's license was revoked today because of the crash.
Authorities are investigating the crash. Two other staff members were injured.
Cruz said yesterday that investigators were probing whether there was a mechanical problem with the car or whether the accident was the result of driver error.
