Cathy Pendergrass Dies After Parking Lot Accident

Cathy Pendergrass, a 61-year-old woman from Warrenton, Virginia, has died following critical injuries sustained in a parking lot accident at a Longhorn Steakhouse in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The incident occurred on December 23 when she was assisting a man in a wheelchair, who accidentally pressed the gas pedal of a Honda CRV modified for mail delivery, causing the vehicle to spin out of control. Pendergrass was pinned between the CRV and another vehicle, and despite being rushed to Vanderbilt Medical Center, she succumbed to her injuries five days later. Neither the man in the wheelchair nor the woman assisting him were injured in the incident. The Murfreesboro Police Department's Fatal Accident Crash Team is investigating the circumstances surrounding this tragic event. The community is left in shock over the accident, which has been described as a 'freak occurrence.'