California Woman Dies in 400 Crash

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Elma, NY (WBEN) State Police say a California woman died in a rollover crash on the 400 Tuesday morning.

Troopers say a U-Haul truck traveling northbound on State Route 400 started drifting from lane to lane which caused the vehicle to overturn and slide into a guardrail which flipped the truck upside down into a ditch. 

The operator and only occupant, Helen M. Deter, 73 of Desert Springs, CA was ejected along with her dog.  Deter was pronounced deceased at the scene, the dog survived.  Deter was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision.