Patricia Ford, 80, died in a single-vehicle crash with road departure after suffering an unknown medical emergency near the intersection of New Mexico Drive and Washington Lane in Manchester, New Jersey
Police: 80-year-old woman killed in Manchester crash
80-year-old dies after car leaves road, cops say
Officers responded to the crash shortly after 9 p.m. at the intersection of New Mexico Drive and Washington Lane in the Whiting section of Manchester. The driver, Patricia Ford, of Whiting, was found in a small SUV that had crashed into a tree, the Manchester Township Police Department said in a statement.
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