Joppa Woman Dies Days After Joppatowne Accident

An 83-year-old woman died Sunday after she was seriously injured in a Feb. 9 car accident in Joppatowne, authorities said.

Catherine Josephine Miller, 83, of Joppa, was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after the single-vehicle accident. She died of  her injuries Sunday, according to the .

Around 2 p.m. Feb. 9, Miller was driving a Nissan Sentra southbound on Joppa Road in the area of Trimble Road, when she passed through a stop sign without stopping, and continued driving across Trimble Road and onto a private lane, a release from sheriff's office states.

The Nissan hit garbage before hitting a tree and rolling over. Miller, who wasn't wearing a seat belt at the time, was ejected from the car and suffered a serious head injury, the release states.