The death of Magnolia Wintjen, a 43-year-old woman found in the middle of a road in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has been ruled an accident. Wintjen was discovered early Sunday morning (May 4) near the intersection of Laurel and East Fourth Avenues in Lititz. She died from multiple traumatic injuries before officers found her, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. A skateboard was found next to Wintjen, suggesting she may have been skateboarding at the time of the accident.
Wintjen was transported to Lancaster General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 4:30 a.m. The coroner's office confirmed that the injuries were consistent with an accident, although the exact circumstances leading to her death remain under investigation. Lititz police have asked anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 717-626-6393 or email tips to tips@lititzpd.org.
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are working to gather more details about the events that led to Wintjen's tragic death. For more information, LancasterOnline provides further updates.