Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 | 2:38 p.m.
A 31-year-old woman hospitalized last week after the car she was driving hit a tree in the northwest valley died today, according to Metro Police.
Penina Pollard of Las Vegas was pronounced dead about noon today at University Medical Center, nearly a week after the Sept. 12 crash, according to police.
Pollard was driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla north on Durango Drive near West Tropical Parkway when she ran onto the median and hit a 30-foot palm tree, knocking it over, police said.
Pollard, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the car, police said.
The cause of the crash was under investigation, police said.
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