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The Milford woman involved in a one-car accident Saturday afternoon died from her injuries Monday afternoon.
Linda Gerencser, 53, of Milford, was airlifted to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon after the 1995 Ford Mustang she was driving hit a tree on Ind 15, north of CR 900N between Leesburg and Milford.
According to witnesses of the accident, Gerencser was driving in an erratic manner before she hit the tree.
Gerencser also was involved in a collision less than two miles from the place where her vehicle hit the tree. According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Gerencser reportedly left the scene of the first accident, then passed vehicles on the right side of the road before hitting the tree.
Gerencser was flown from the scene of the accident to Parkview Hospital by the Samaritan Air Ambulance. She died at 4:20 p.m. Monday.
Alcohol is believed to be involved in the accident.
Gerencser's obituary appears on page 3A in today's edition.
