HAMPTON, N.H. (WHDH) - An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in a vehicle in the parking lot of the state liquor store on Interstate 95 in Hampton, New Hampshire, on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Troopers responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot on the southbound side of the highway around 4:40 p.m. found an unresponsive driver, according to New Hampshire State Police.
The operator of the vehicle, 55-year-old Melanie M. Ordner, of Stratford, Connecticut, was pronounced dead at the scene. She was the lone occupant of the vehicle.
A preliminary investigation suggests that Ordner suffered a medical emergency prior to troopers arriving at the scene.
Ordner’s death remains under investigation.
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