Woman dies after crash southeast of Stockton in San Joaquin County, CHP says
A woman has died after crashing in a rural area outside of Stockton on Friday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. along South Van Allen Road near Dodds Road, southeast of Stockton in a rural area filled with agricultural land and open fields.
The woman was driving alone when her vehicle struck a concrete tube, clipped a power pole and ended up in a ditch, the CHP's Stockton office said.
The driver was taken to a hospital with major, life-threatening injuries but later died, authorities said. The woman has not yet been identified.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
