Woman dies after driving through upper level parking garage wall

WASHINGTON — Howard County Police say an 83-year-old woman has died after driving off the upper level of a parking garage. It happened around 4 p.m. Sunday.

Police say a woman, identified as Barbara Schwartz, was driving through the upper level of a parking structure along Vantage Point Road when her vehicle collided with the retaining wall. It then fell into the lower parking lot.

Schwartz was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

At this time, police are investigating how the accident happened.

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