Overview
- Responding officers found a 2001 Honda Accord with heavy driver's-side damage resting against a telephone pole and two women inside.
- The driver was identified as 26-year-old Selina Mendez of Taunton and was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
- A 23-year-old female passenger was transported to the same hospital with minor injuries and was treated and released or remained in stable condition.
- Taunton police and the Bristol County District Attorney's Office are jointly investigating the crash and have not yet determined what caused it.
- Officials say no other vehicles or pedestrians were reported at the scene and further information will depend on the police review and any medical or forensic findings.