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Police: 80-year-old woman killed in Manchester crash

Officials say Patricia Ford accelerated through a stop sign and ran off the road, hitting a fence and multiple trees.

Lanette Espy

Jan 22, 2024, 7:27 AM

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Police in Manchester say an unknown medical emergency appears to be what caused an 80-year-old woman to die in a car crash in the Whiting section of the township.

Officials say Patricia Ford, of Whiting, was driving a 2018 Ford EcoSport Saturday night when she accelerated through a stop sign and ran off the road.

The car drove over a curb, hitting a fence and trees near New Mexico Drive and Washington Lane. Officials say Ford was not wearing a seatbelt.

She was transported to Community Medical Center, where she later died. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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