Woman, 39, dies after golf cart crash in Bell Township
A 39-year-old woman died after a golf cart crash Saturday night in Westmoreland County, according to authorities.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the woman as Nicole L. Brooke. Her place of residence was not provided.
The crash happened in Bell Township, a Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said. It happened shortly before 9 p.m. on Leland Drive, according to the medical examiner.
No details on the incident were immediately available. State police are handling the investigation, but could not be reached for comment Sunday.
Brooke died about an hour after the crash, shortly before 10 p.m., at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, the medical examiner said.
She died from a blunt impact to the head, with skull and brain injuries. Her death was ruled accidental, the medical examiner said.
This report will be updated as information becomes available.
Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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