Crime & Safety

Rossmoor Woman Dies After Crashing into a Fence on Martha Ann

Investigators believe the 83-year-old woman suffered a medical catastrophe that caused the crash.

An 83-year-old Rossmoor woman died last night when she suffered a medical emergency while driving down Martha Ann Drive where she lived. The incident caused her to crash into a neighbor’s fence.

It happened just before 9:30 p.m.

“The party was driving west on Martha Ann, and suffered an unknown catastrophic medical event that caused her to lose control of her vehicle and collide with a fence,” said California Highway Patrol Officer Gabe Montoya.

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The woman, whose name has not yet been released by authorities was pronounced dead at Western Medical Center in Anaheim shortly after. Investigators believe she died from her medical condition as opposed to the crash.

“She was not going all that fast at the time of the collision,” said Montoya.

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