Driver killed after car strikes tree near West Philadelphia: police

A woman is dead after police say her car crashed Sunday. 

At around 11:42 a.m. a crash occurred at Chamounix Drive and Ford Road. 

Police say a silver Nissan was traveling eastbound on Chamounix Drive towards Ford Road at a high rate of speed when the vehicle went over the double yellow lines and struck a tree on the opposite side of the road. 

Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD) medics pronounced the driver, a 48-year-old woman, dead on the scene at 12:05 p.m.

The investigation is active and ongoing with the Crash Investigation Division.


 

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