Tulsa Police: Heart Attack Causes Single-Car Wreck

Emergency personnel responded to a single-car wreck in Tulsa Friday morning after an elderly woman suffered a heart attack while driving.

Friday, January 13th 2012, 12:35 pm

By: Dee Duren


Emergency personnel responded to a single-car wreck in Tulsa Friday morning they say was caused by the driver's medical condition.

Tulsa Police say that a 72-year-old woman had a heart attack while driving, and the car then hit a tree in a neighborhood near 56th and Sheridan.

Police say paramedics arrived quickly and began performing CPR. They woman had a slight pulse as she was transported, the officer said.

The wreck took place shortly before 11 a.m. She was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, according to Captain Chris Stevens of EMSA.

 

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