Nov 12, 2024

Medical issue apparently causes fatal wreck in eastern St. Joseph

Posted Nov 12, 2024 5:04 PM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

A fatal traffic accident in St. Joseph this morning was apparently caused when the driver suffered a medical issue.

The St. Joseph Police Department reports 81-year-old Patsy Donahoo of Amazonia was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

According to police, Donahoo was driving south on Riverside Road shortly after eight o’clock when her car ran off the right side of the road, ran through a chain link fence, and came to rest on the football field at St. Joseph Christian School. No other injuries or property damage has been reported.

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