Authorities say a tree has crashed into a car driven by a woman in her 60s , killing her . The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the tree fell onto the car around 4 p.m. Sunday . Photos show a large tree resting across the crushed vehicle . Cincinnati Police Officer Douglas Swingley tells the newspaper the woman was the only occupant . He says she was headed north on Reading Road in Cincinnati at the time . Scroll down for video . Cincinnati woman Jacqueline Carr , 65 , was killed when a tree smashed her vehicle . WCPO reports the woman was later identified as Jacqueline Carr , age 65 . Leonard Washington of Price Hill tells the newspaper he saw the woman driving moments before the tree fell . He says he rushed to the car . There was little he could do to help . Due to the tree 's size , police say investigating the cause of the accident may take longer than usual . ' I was talking with her , she was asking for help and I could n't get her out of the car because the tree had pinned her in ' said witness Leonard Washington . 'Her last words were , 'Help me , help me , ' and I could not give her the help she needed because of the condition she was in . ' Because of the tree 's immense size , the investigation will take longer than normal . Police say they still have to determine who owns the tree and is responsible for its upkeep .
The woman was later identified as Jacqueline Carr , age 65 . Police said the man who shot and killed his wife in their home on Saturday had a history of mental illness but did not have any criminal record. Carr was the vehicle 's only occupant .