Woman, 71, Dies After SUV Crashes Into Water In San Joaquin River Delta
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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) — A woman has died after an SUV crashed into the water in the Delta late Monday night.
The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. near W. Eight Mile and Empire Tract roads, northwest of Stockton.
Exactly what led up to the SUV crashing into the water is unclear, but California Highway Patrol says it appears that a 74-year-old driver was unable to negotiate a turn on W. Eight Mile Road and ended up in the water.
The woman's body was later recovered by the US Coast Guard.
No one else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash, officers say.
Authorities have not released the name of the woman killed.
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