TEXARKANA, Texas - Police are investigating a fatal car crash on Friday night that killed 64-year-old Pamela Bartlett of Texarkana, Texas.
Bartlett was taken to CHRISTUS St. Michael hospital, where she died an hour later.
The Texarkana, Texas, Police Department said that crash happened about 8 p.m. Friday on South Cowhorn Creek Loop, according to a press release.
Investigators determined that Bartlett was traveling northbound on South Cowhorn Creek Loop in a 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier when she swerved into the turn lane and rear-ended a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, which was driven by Katherine Schmidt, 36, of Texarkana, Texas.
According to the press release, Schmidt was also in traveling northbound, waiting to turn left in the turn lane to get into the Newk's Eatery parking lot. She suffered minor injuries but declined medical attention at the scene.
TTPD investigators believe Bartlett had a serious medical issue immediately prior to the crash.
The crash remains under investigation and no citations are expected to be issued.