Mass. woman killed while sunbathing after car drives into residential pool area in Florida

A Massachusetts woman was killed Saturday in Fort Pierce, Florida, when a Jeep crashed through her residential pool area while she was sunbathing, authorities said. 

At approximately 2:10 p.m. on Feb. 7, the Fort Pierce Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting that a vehicle struck a pedestrian in the 1600 block of Laurel Leaf Lane, according to a statement from the department. 

When officers arrived on the scene, they found that the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee, a 38-year-old woman, had gone off the roadway, crashed through hedges and fencing, and entered a residential pool area, according to police reports. The Jeep struck 65-year-old Anastasia Fiona Ullman while she was sunbathing, police said. 

The Jeep continued through additional fencing and landscaping, hitting the side of the residence and trapping Ullman beneath the vehicle, according to the police department. Ullman, a Massachusetts resident, was pronounced dead on scene.

The driver’s name has not been released. The Fort Pierce Police Department said a preliminary investigation indicates that the driver may have suffered from a “medical episode” at the time of the crash. The driver was transported to a local hospital and has since been released in stable condition, police reported. 

The incident is still under investigation, the police department said.

Note: The victim’s name that was initially provided was spelled incorrectly. The story has since been updated with the correct spelling.

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