Crime & Safety
Woman Who Died In Crash In Marin ID'd
Ginger Elizabeth Flath was speeding when she failed to stop at a red light, Sausalito police said.
SAUSALITO, CA – The Marin County coroner's office has identified a woman who died in a solo vehicle crash in Sausalito on Monday night as 49-year-old Ginger Elizabeth Flath.
Flath, a Sausalito resident, was speeding in a 1999 Honda Accord north on Bridgeway around 11:40 p.m. when she failed to stop at a red light, Sausalito police said.
Flath nearly struck a Sausalito police officer's patrol car as the officer attempted to turn north on Bridgeway from Nevada Street, police said.
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The officer tried to catch up to the Honda but it crashed into a light pole and banner pole, police said.
According to the coroner's office, Flath drove onto the center divider and struck two large metal overhead light poles, causing catastrophic exterior and interior damage to the Honda.
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Flath suffered extensive traumatic injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:50 p.m.
Sausalito police Lt. William Fraass said investigators do not know if Flath was aware of the patrol car behind her but she did not take any evasive action before the crash.
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