Elderly Woman Dies In Indianapolis Crash
Witness: Woman Slumped Over Wheel, Drove Into Traffic
Posted: 05/28/2012
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356 days ago
An elderly woman died in a crash on Indianapolis' northwest side Sunday afternoon.Indianapolis police said the crash happened just after 12:30 p.m. in the 7000 block of West 56th Street.Witnesses told police that the driver of a 1999 Oldsmobile, later identified as Gladys Brown, 93, was westbound on 56th Street when she veered into the eastbound lane, striking an SUV.A witness who was directly behind Brown's car told police that she slumped over the wheel before crossing the center line, according to a police report.Brown was pronounced dead while on the way to a hospital.The driver of the SUV, a 30-year-old woman, and her 1-year-old passenger, were not seriously injured.Police aren't sure what caused Brown to cross into oncoming traffic.
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