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Elderly woman dies in Springs crash

Posted: 08.18.2011 at 10:14 AM

An elderly woman died in a crash on Circle Drive Wednesday. / FOX21: Adam Jukkola

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- An elderly woman died in a crash in Colorado Springs Wednesday afternoon.

Colorado Springs Police officers received a call about a serious crash in the 2000 block of North Circle Drive in the city around 4:05 p.m. and found the woman dead at the scene.

The woman was in the right northbound lane when she made a sudden U-turn, crossing into the left northbound lane. A jeep driving in the left lane smashed into her driver's side door, killing her.

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The driver of the jeep had minor injuries.

Officers said alcohol and speed were not factors in the crash, and they have not released any other information.

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