Coroner: Crucible woman died after striking head

3/18/2009 2:24 PM

Greene County Deputy Coroner Mary Lewis said Wednesday that 78-year-old Olga Zappone, who was found dead in her Crucible home Tuesday night, bled to death when she fell and struck her head on a coffee table.

Cumberland Township Police said they were called at 10:30 p.m. to Zappone’s home at 320 Fifth Avenue when a neighbor went to her home to check on her and found her on the floor.

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