Elderly woman pushed under car inside Piedmont Hospital parking garage has died, police say

ATLANTA — A woman was who was seriously injured after she was run over by a car in the parking garage at Piedmont Hospital earlier this month has died, police said.

Atlanta Police say the victim, who has not been identified, was in an argument with a woman when she was pushed in front of a car on March 1.

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When crews arrived, they found an elderly woman trapped underneath a car.

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Firefighters used a jack to lift the car and pull the woman out.

She was taken to the hospital not alert, conscious or breathing.

Officers arrested the suspect, 69-year-old Gloria Franklin, at the scene.

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Franklin was initially charged with aggravated assault. She has now additionally been charged with voluntary manslaughter. The driver who hit the victim was not charged.

New video released of deadly car crash into Piedmont Hospital One of the survivors of the crash held a news conference Tuesday to talk about her injuries.

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