Crime & Safety
Elderly Woman Reported Missing Dies In Alabama Crash: Reports
The Adairsville woman was behind the wheel of a vehicle when it went through an intersection and crashed into parked cars.
CENTRE, AL -- A 75-year-old Adairsville woman reported missing Saturday was killed in an accident in Cherokee County, Alabama, according to reports.
Mary Helen Johnson was fatally wounded in the collision around 6 p.m. Aug. 19 at an auto shop in Centre, Alabama, Al.com reports.
The article notes Johnson, who suffered from dementia and was reported missing earlier in the day, was behind the wheel of a vehicle when it through an intersection and crashed into cars parked in the auto shop parking lot (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).
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She was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead, the media outlet adds.
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Radio station WEIS reports the Cherokee County coroner determined Johnson most likely suffered from a medical episode moments before the accident. The collision remains under investigation, the station added.
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