Thursday, May 14, 2009

September 23, 1958: Woman, in Coma 8 Months, Dies

A 30-year-old secretary, who has been in a coma ever since she was struck by a car as she crossed Grand Ave. at Sunnyslope Ave. last Jan. 23, died late yesterday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Virginia Strange of 640 Valle Vista Ave., was hit by a car driven by Frank R. Herrera, 22, an unemployed laborer of 355 Myrtle St., according to police, as she walked in a marked crosswalk. Herrera was cited at the time for violating a pedestrian right-of-way. Mrs. Strange underwent brain surgery immediately after the accident and remained unconscious until the time of her death.
Oakland Tribune, Tuesday, September 23, 1958

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