MELBOURNE, Florida -- The Melbourne Police Department is reporting that 84-year-old Frances Harlow of Palm Bay, Florida has died from injuries that she sustained in a vehicle crash today.
At 1:41 p.m. on Wednesday, police responded to a reported traffic accident at the intersection of
NASA Boulevard and Evans Road. The accident involved a 2013 Chevrolet four-door driven by Harlow and a 2010 Ford pick up truck with a male driver.
Police say that the Chevrolet overturned and Harlow had to be extracted
from the vehicle by fire rescue crews. She was then transported to Holmes Regional Medical Center
in critical condition. The driver of the Ford truck received minor injuries.
Traffic was
diverted for approximately two hours while the incident was investigated.
The exact cause
of the accident remains investigation.