Cleveland: Woman dies in wreck

Staff Report

A Cleveland, Tenn., woman died in a wreck on her birthday earlier today, according to Cleveland police.

Joyce Bennett, 71, was driving northbound shortly after 1 p.m. on Stephens Road and was hit by a car traveling eastbound on Stuart Road when she pulled out in front of the car to turn onto the road, said Cleveland Police Department spokeswoman Evie West. When she collided with the vehicle, her car spun across Stuart Road and was hit once more by a westbound car, Ms. West said.

Emergency responders performed CPR on Ms. Bennett, but she died of her injuries on the scene, Ms. West said.

Drivers of the other two vehicles, 18-year-old Guy Runyan III and 49-year-old Ernest Peoples Jr. were both treated for their injuries and released, she said.

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