92-year-old driver dies after car, tow truck crash in north Valley
A 92-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital following a Saturday night crash in Phoenix. She did not survive.
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A 92-year-old woman died at a hospital following a Saturday night collision in north Phoenix, police said.
The crash happened about 9:40 p.m. Aug. 17 at 7th and Northern avenues, where officers found Carolyn Pain in critical condition. She was taken to a hospital but did not survive, police said.
Detectives took over the investigation and reported preliminary information indicates Pain was driving a sedan north on 7th Avenue when she failed to yield the right-of-way while turning left onto Northern Avenue and collided with a tow truck.
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92-year-old driver dies after car, tow truck crash in north Valley
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A 92-year-old woman was rushed to a hospital following a Saturday night crash in Phoenix. She did not survive.
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A 92-year-old woman died at a hospital following a Saturday night collision in north Phoenix, police said.
The crash happened about 9:40 p.m. Aug. 17 at 7th and Northern avenues, where officers found Carolyn Pain in critical condition. She was taken to a hospital but did not survive, police said.
Detectives took over the investigation and reported preliminary information indicates Pain was driving a sedan north on 7th Avenue when she failed to yield the right-of-way while turning left onto Northern Avenue and collided with a tow truck.
Impairment is not suspected to be a factor in the collision, police said.
Phoenix Fire Department personnel evaluated the occupants of the second vehicle, which included a man who was driving, a teenager and an infant. None sustained injuries, police said.
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