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Coroner identifies 75-year-old woman who died after crashing car in Over-the-Rhine

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CINCINNATI — A woman is dead after police said she crashed her car in Over-the-Rhine Tuesday afternoon.

The coroner identified the victim as 75-year-old Doris Ruff.

Cincinnati police said the Ruff was driving her 2012 Chevrolet Cruze eastbound on West Liberty Street at Central Parkway after 3 p.m. Tuesday when she disregarded a red light and hit two separate vehicles. She then turned south on Central Parkway, driving southbound in the northbound lanes.

Police said Ruff traveled off the left side of the road, hitting a curb before sideswiping a building. Her car came to a stop at 1100 Central Parkway.

She was taken to UC Medical Center where she later died. Police said excessive speed and impairment are not believed to be factors in the crash.

Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call CPD's Traffic Unit at 513-352-2514.

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