Woman Trapped in Car Crash Robbed
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EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. — An 85-year-old woman who was badly hurt in a car wreck was robbed by two men who reached through a smashed window, stole her purse and coat and ran off, police said.
According to police, Dorothy Albrightson lost control of her car Wednesday. The car flipped over, leaving the Sunnyvale woman trapped, bleeding and suspended by her seat belt.
Witnesses who saw the men talking to Albrightson thought the pair was trying to help her. But moments later, the two ran away.
Albrightson suffered a fractured neck and was taken to Stanford University Hospital, where she was listed in fair condition.
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