Elderly woman dies after Woburn crash

By Nandini Jayakrishna, Globe Correspondent

The wife of the 83-year-old man whose Toyota Camry smashed into another car in Woburn on Tuesday afternoon died this morning at Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

Katherine Casey, 84, of Malden was in the car with her husband, Joseph, when he hit the Chrysler Sebring of a 77-year-old woman on Russell Street, said Corey Welford, a spokesman for Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr.

The Woburn woman, whose name has not been released, was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with life-threatening injuries after the accident.

No charges have been filed against Casey, Welford said, adding that Woburn police, State Police and the DA's office are still investigating the case. A Woburn police sergeant said Tuesday night that the driver would face at least a charge of negligent operation.

Joseph Casey was discharged from Lahey Clinic Tuesday, a spokeswoman said.