Dunedin Woman Dies in Single Vehicle Crash; Medical Issue Suspected

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The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) investigates a Dunedin woman’s death in a single vehicle crash Tuesday morning

According to investigators, the victim 69-year-old Jana Dissinger of Dunedin, was at her residence located at 1041 Milwaukee Avenue in Dunedin, when she entered her 2002 Lincoln LS 200 and placed the vehicle in drive. Dissinger’s vehicle drove into a nearby tree at a low speed, causing minor damage to her vehicle at about 10:45 AM.

When paramedics arrived on scene, Dissinger was unresponsive. Dissinger was transported to Mease Dunedin Hospital where she was pronounced deceased at about 11:10 a.m., on Tuesday, February 28, 2017.

Investigators believe that Dissinger suffered a medical episode that caused her vehicle to crash.

Investigators don’t believe that alcohol or speed were factors in the crash.

Next of kin has been notified.

The investigation continues.

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1 COMMENT

  1. “Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.”

    ― Walter Anderson
    Holding an Irish Wake for my Best Freind and Traveling Companion Jana Jo Dissinger today at 2 here in Dunedin, FL. Food, drink and fond memories will be shared. To say that I will miss her is a profound understatement. I pray that the Lord is holding her in His arms. Until we meet again…