TUCSON, AZ. (THECOUNT) — The parents of Laurel Clark, one of the astronauts killed on the space shuttle Columbia, have been identified as victims in a fatal Arizona car accident, say Monday reports.
Reports say Monday that Margory and Richard Brown were the mother and stepfather of Clark.
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Police say the Browns, both 85, were approaching an intersection in Oro Valley when they collided with a 19-year-old man making a U-turn.
The impact caused the couple’s car to collide with an oncoming tow truck, sending their vehicle into a tree.
Clark was one of seven astronauts who died Feb. 1, 2003 when Columbia broke apart during re-entry over Texas, just minutes before a Florida touchdown, reports HoustonChronicle.
In 2006, Clark’s family helped dedicate a bronze sculpture in Tucson in her memory.
Geo quick facts: Oro Valley, incorporated in 1974, is a suburban town located 6 miles north of Tucson, Arizona, United States in Pima County. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 41,011, an increase from 29,700 in 2000 census – Wikipedia.