Franklin couple’s condition improves

Published 11:49 am Monday, March 19, 2012

SUFFOLK—A Franklin couple was in good condition Monday at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after a 10:30 a.m. Thursday accident in Suffolk.

Betty Allen, 75, and her husband, George Allen, were hurt when John Umphlette, 46, of Gates, N.C., attempted to drive his pickup from Holy Neck Road onto South Quay Road, Suffolk police said. Umphlette drove his 1992 Chevy into the path of a 2011 Lincoln Navigator driven by Betty Allen, police said.

The Allens’ vehicle rolled three times and landed in the Pure gas station parking lot at Route 58 and South Quay Road.

The couple was freed from the vehicle and flown to the hospital in Norfolk.

Umphlette was treated and released from Southampton Memorial Hospital, a hospital spokesman said.