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Southlake police have determined that mechanical problems did not cause a wreck last month that killed a 77-year-old woman driving a 2004 Toyota Corolla.
Investigators completed an investigation on the Feb. 28 crash and noted that there were “no obvious signs of mechanical problems” with the car.The Corolla was not on the list of vehicle recalls announced by Toyota a few weeks ago related to problems with accelerator pedals. The recall included 2009-10 Corollas.The crash on Feb. 28 in Southlake killed Waynoka Ricord.“What happened, we don’t know,” said Southlake police Sgt. Mike Bedrich today. “Could she have fallen asleep? It would just be speculation.”The wreck was reported shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 28 in the 1800 block of Shady Oaks Drive as Ricord was driving home from her job at a Dallas/Fort Airport hotel.Ricord was northbound when her car veered off the road and hit a tree, bounced off and hit a second tree, Southlake police said.A resident in the neighborhood heard the wreck and called police.Ricord died at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine shortly after the wreck. She died of blunt-force trauma to her chest, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office. Her death was ruled an accident.DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR., 817-390-7763
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