Bossier City police are investigating a single vehicle crash that happened at approximately 5:45 p.m. Wednesday that claimed the life of a woman.  The incident happened when 79-year old Mary Cooksey of Bossier City was backing her car out of a residential driveway in the 1400 block of Cove Street when she appeared to lose control of the vehicle.  The car proceeded across the street and onto the curb making a reversed U-turn.  It appeared Cooksey fell out of the car and was run over by the vehicle before the car went through a chain link fence and crashed into a garage.  There were no reported witnesses. 

Bossier City Fire Department personnel took Cooksey to LSU Hospital in Shreveport where she was pronounced dead.  The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

More From News Radio 710 KEEL