MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio — One woman is dead after a car crashed into a Maple Heights apartment building Thursday afternoon.
According to police, the victim was inside her home on the 5000 block of Lee Road when the vehicle smashed through the building and struck her. She later died from her injuries at the scene, and has since been identified as 71-year-old Deborah Ferguson.
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The still unidentified driver of the car was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment. At this time, officials still do not known what caused the crash. Fire and rescue crews from several other departments responded to the area, and no other major injuries were reported.
An investigation is currently underway. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to please call the Maple Heights Police Department's detective bureau at (216) 587-9624.