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<p>SALEM TWP. &#8212; A King&#8217;s College student and his mother were killed in a fatal crash Monday after their vehicle veered into the opposing lane and struck an oncoming vehicle.</p><p>Police said Sterling Petersun, 24, and his mother Karen Ann Peterson, 53, both of Hawley, were traveling along Route 590 in Salem Township, Wayne County, at approximately 2:28 p.m. when their sedan crossed the centerline and collided with another vehicle.</p><p>Petersun, a member of the class of 2017, was a computers and information systems major, said the Rev. Tom Looney, King&#8217;s College chaplain, in an email Tuesday to students and faculty.</p><p>Members of the Counseling Center and Campus Ministry teams on Tuesday made themselves available to students in need of grief counseling.</p><p>A prayer service is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Chapel of Christ the King.</p><p>The Pennsylvania State Police Forensic Services Unit photographed the scene and state police in Honesdale are investigating the cause of the crash.</p><div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Sterling Petersun, 24, was a member of the class of 2017</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Joe Dolinsky</p><p>jdolinsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Joe Dolinsky at 570-991-6110 or on Twitter @JoeDolinskyTL</p></shirttailMeta></div>

King’s College student, mother killed in fatal Salem Township crash