Nov 22, 2009 5:25 pm US/Pacific
Palm Springs Woman Dies In Menifee Crash
MENIFEE, Calif. (CBS) ―
A 76-year-old Palm Springs woman died Sunday when her SUV crashed into a tree in Menifee, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Coroner officials.
Judith Septimus, 76, was driving on the 215 Freeway at Scott Road about 8:30 a.m. her SUV went off an off-ramp and hit a tree, officials said.
She died of her injuries at Menifee Valley Medical Center.
Riverside County Sheriff's Department officials believe the crash may have been connected to the crash of a Chevy Cavalier that flipped over at the same area and caught fire around the same time.
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