An 81-year-old Chambersburg woman has died from injuries sustained in a crash earlier this month, according to the York County Coroner’s Office.
Judith Appleby was hospitalized on September 12 after crossing into oncoming traffic near the intersection of Lincoln Way East and Falling Spring Road. Her vehicle was struck by another car and then crashed into a utility pole. Authorities said she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Appleby was first taken to Chambersburg Hospital and later flown to WellSpan York Hospital, where she died on September 19 at 4:41 p.m. The coroner determined her cause of death to be blunt force trauma to the head and ruled the manner of death accidental.
It is unknown why Appleby’s vehicle entered the opposing lane. Pennsylvania State Police are continuing to investigate.
