RivCo Woman Dies After Vehicle Collides With Power Pole In Redlands

REDLANDS, CA — An 83-year-old woman from Banning was killed after her vehicle struck a power pole in Redlands on Wednesday morning, authorities said.

Officials believe she may have suffered a medical emergency just before the collision, the Redlands Police Department said.

Redlands police and firefighters arrived to the 1600 block of Barton Road just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday after receiving calls about a car colliding with a power pole

A preliminary investigation revealed that the woman was driving a 1990 Chevrolet 2500 pickup west on Barton Road from Alabama Street. As the road curved along Barton Road, the vehicle continued going straight off the road and into a Southern California Edison power pole at 40 mph, according to police.

The woman, who was not publicly identified, was the solo occupant of the vehicle, police said.

Westbound traffic on Barton Road was blocked west of Alabama Street for five hours following the collision.