Topsfield 72-year-old dies after being pinned between car, garage wall
Officials believe the woman might have put her car in reverse instead of park.
A 72-year-old Topsfield woman who was pinned between her car and garage wall Monday morning has died, according to the Essex District Attorney’s office.
The Topsfield Fire Department responded to the home on Andrews Road around 8:30 a.m., Chief Jenifer Collins-Brown said in a release.
The woman, who has been identified as Jane Driscoll, was reported to be unresponsive and not breathing as firefighters headed to the scene. Police and bystanders started CPR, and then Driscoll was taken to Beverly Hospital.
She was later transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where she was pronounced dead Monday afternoon, the DA’s office said.
Collins-Brown told the Salem News that authorities believe Driscoll accidentally shifted her vehicle into reverse instead of park before getting out. As it moved backwards, she was trapped against the side of the garage.
The incident is under investigation.
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