MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a woman who died after a crash last week on Madison’s north side.

Tricia M. Ploessl died as a result of her injuries she suffered in the crash, the agency stated.

Madison Police Department explained a woman hit the gas too quickly in a parking lot around 10:30 p.m. on Friday in the 300 block of Knutson Drive, and hit the 45-year-old woman getting into a parked car.

Officials took both women to the hospital, MPD explained.

Dane Co. officials said the Ridgeway woman died from her injuries the next day.

A forensic examination was completed on Nov. 22. More testing is underway.

Madison Police Department is currently investigating the crash.

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