A Fayette woman

who died Wednesday morning when her car veered off Ga. Highway 85 near

Lisbon Road may have lost consciousness moments before the crash, according

to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Lois Jean Mathena,

68, was driving north on Hwy. 85 after 8:30 a.m. when her 1993 Mitsubishi

Expo crossed the southbound lane, left the road and struck a tree head-on,

according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mathena, who

was driving alone, had a pre-existing medical condition which apparently

caused her to lose consciousness before the crash, deputies said.

Mathena was

wearing her seat belt at the time of the accident, according to reports.

Deputies don't suspect drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash, but

as usual with serious traffic crashes, the Sheriff's Department sent a

blood sample to the Georgia State Crime Lab for analysis.

This was the

first traffic fatality in unincorporated Fayette County this year.

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