Woman dies from injuries in accident
A woman killed in a traffic accident in the Foothills has been identified as Dianna Moran, 66, of Washington state, the Yuma County Sheriff's Office said.
She was the passenger in a 1997 Suzuki four-door passenger vehicle involved in a collision with a gray 2001 Toyota pickup truck shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the 9800 block of Fortuna Road, the sheriff's office said.
The Toyota, driven by Edward Moore, 79, of Sanger, Calif., was traveling south on Fortuna when it veered off the roadway to the left, returned to the roadway and struck the passenger's side door of the northbound Suzuki, YCSO said.
The driver of the Suzuki, identified as 69-year-old Earnest Moran of Washington state, had tried to avoid the accident by swerving to the west side of the road, YCSO said.
Dianna Moran was taken by Care Flight to Yuma Regional Medical Center, where she died, YCSO said.
Earnest Moran was taken to YRMC for treatment of minor injuries, said YCSO.
Moore had no injuries in the accident, YCSO said, but was taken to YRMC as a precautionary measure.
The cause of the incident is still under investigation, but alcohol does not appear to be a contributing factor in the collision, YCSO said.
