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73-year-old woman dies after truck plunges off parking garage, Tennessee cops say

A woman is dead after her Toyota Tacoma plummeted four floors from a public parking garage, cops say. Photo by Getty Images This is a stock image downloaded from Getty Images. It is a Royalty Free image.
A woman is dead after her Toyota Tacoma plummeted four floors from a public parking garage, cops say. Photo by Getty Images This is a stock image downloaded from Getty Images. It is a Royalty Free image.

A woman has died a week after a parking garage wreck, Tennessee cops say.

Patsy Pinckard, 73, of Centreville pulled into a spot in a public parking garage Aug. 10 when her Toyota Tacoma went through cable barriers and fell four floors, according to an Aug. 18 news release from Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.

It is unclear what caused the truck to go through the barrier, the release says.

Police say Pinckard was wearing a seatbelt and there were no signs of impairment.

After the accident, Pinckard was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. She died the morning of Aug. 17 as a result of her injuries, according to the release.

Pinckard was described as “one of a kind, full of life and unconditional love,” by her daughter Julia Setzer, according to a tribute post on social media. “You will forever be missed.”

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This story was originally published August 18, 2022 at 6:13 PM with the headline "73-year-old woman dies after truck plunges off parking garage, Tennessee cops say."

Moira Ritter
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Moira Ritter covers real-time news for McClatchy. She is a graduate of Georgetown University where she studied government, journalism and German. Previously, she reported for CNN Business.
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