Driver, 72, Killed After Her Car Crashed Into A Horse

A female was killed aft nan conveyance she was driving struck a equine connected a roadworthy successful upstate New York, according to police.

Troopers were called aft nan roadworthy postulation mishap involving nan animal took spot successful Lebanon, New York, connected Wednesday night.

The driver, identified arsenic 72-year-old Janet Schwaner of Wellesley, Massachusetts, was pronounced dormant astatine nan scene.

Investigators opportunity that nan equine was besides killed successful nan accident.

An first probe into nan clang wished that nan driver was walking eastbound successful her 2021 Mazda CX-5 erstwhile she deed nan horse, which was moving westbound successful nan eastbound lane.

The incident remains nether investigation.

Lebanon is astir 4 hours northbound of New York City.