Bing Crosby's widow recovering after crash which killed second husband
Injured: Bing Crosby's widow Kathryn, who is recovering after the car crash which killed her second husband
Bing Crosby's widow, Kathryn Crosby, is recovering from a car crash which killed her second husband.
The 77-year-old was hurt and her husband, Maurice William Sullivan, 85, killed in the November 4 single-vehicle accident he Sierra Nevada.
Mrs Crosby, who has homes in Genoa and Hillsborough, California, was flown to Renown Regional Medical Centre in Reno after the accident.
Hospital spokesman Dan Davis said the former actress is not currently listed as a patient.
Mr Sullivan was travelling westbound on the US 50 east of Placerville when his vehicle left the road, struck a large boulder and rolled many times, throwing him from the car.
The cause of the crash has not been determined, and an investigation continues.
'We may do some follow-up with her [Mrs Crosby] to determine the events that led up to the accident,' California Highway Patrol spokesman Dan Stark said.
Robert Bader, vice president of marketing and production for Bing Crosby Enterprises, said that Kathryn Crosby was 'doing well' at a hospital.
She and Bing, best known for White Christmas and the 'road' movies he made with Bob Hope, were married for nearly 20 years before his 1977 death aged 74.
She was his second wife.
First marriage: Kathryn was married to Bing Crosby for more than 20 years
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