Driver, 75, killed in Cocoa crash over weekend on U.S. 1
A 75-year-old woman was killed after attempting to turn her car onto a major roadway, slamming into an oncoming vehicle, Cocoa police reported.
The crash happened about 9 a.m. Sunday. The unidentified diver was behind the wheel of a red Toyota when she apparently turned north onto U.S. 1 from Highland Drive.
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“Witnesses said she just drove right into traffic. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead,” said Yvonne Martinez, spokesperson for the Cocoa Police Department on Monday.
Police said the driver of an unidentified model of sedan, was not injured in the crash. He was also not considered to be at fault for the crash, investigators said.
An investigation is underway.
J.D. Gallop is a Criminal Justice/Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop.
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