NEWTON, NH : An elderly woman crashed her car into a small tree on Tuesday, November, 7th 2017

An elderly woman crashed her car into a small tree Tuesday afternoon.

Around noon, Joanne Hoffman, 74, of Newton was driving on Peaslee Crossing Road when she veered off the road and hit a small tree while driving on an S-curved street.

"She was up and up and out and about walking," said Newton Police Chief Michael Jewett.

There are no reported injuries, police said, however Hoffman was transported to Exeter Hospital as a precautionary measure.

"The airbags were deployed and the car was totaled," said Patrolman 1st Class Leanne Wancheck, who responded to the incident.

No passengers or other drivers were involved in the accident.

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Elderly woman crashes car into tree in Newton