BREA : Apparent Seizure, Crash Claim Life

A 71-year-old Brea woman died Monday after apparently suffering a heart attack and crashing her car into a tree, the California Highway Patrol reported.

The woman, whose name was not released pending notification of relatives, was alone and driving east on Carbon Canyon Road, CHP spokesman Mel Baker said. The accident occurred about 1 p.m.

The Orange County coroner’s office was to perform an autopsy, a spokesman said.