78-year-old trapped between dumpster and her moving SUV dies, Florida cops say
The woman, who officials have not publicly identified, crashed in the Palm Coast area on Saturday, July 5, according to Florida Highway Patrol, WFTV reported.
Investigators say the woman was driving when she tried to exit her SUV while it was still moving, WKMG reported. As she was partly outside the SUV, it veered off the road and sideswiped a dumpster, and troopers say she was sandwiched between the vehicle and dumpster.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, highway patrol told WJXT.
It's not clear why she was trying to get out of the vehicle, but authorities say an investigation is underway, the outlet reported.
Palm Coast is a roughly 60-mile drive southeast from Jacksonville.
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