SJ woman flung from golf cart, dies after falling on wine glasses she was holding

A 58-year-old San Jose resident died on Friday after being flung from a golf cart and landing on the shards of wine glasses she was holding. A 58-year-old San Jose resident died on Friday after being flung from a golf cart and landing on the shards of wine glasses she was holding. Photo: Image Source/Getty Images/Image Source Photo: Image Source/Getty Images/Image Source Image 1 of / 34 Caption Close SJ woman flung from golf cart, dies after falling on wine glasses she was holding 1 / 34 Back to Gallery

A 58-year-old San Jose resident died on Friday after being flung from a golf cart and falling on the shards of two wine glasses she was holding, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Debra Debard was being driven by her partner, 57-year-old Richard Clarke, in an E-Z-GO golf cart on a private olive orchard in Wallace, a small town southeast of Sacramento.

After Clarke made a left turn near the end of the orchard, Debard was unable to "stabilize herself" and was thrown from the cart. The two wine glasses she was holding shattered and Debard fell upon the fragments. She died at the scene, and Clarke was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Debard and Clarke had been together for 17 years, Debard's son Steve Debard told the Mercury News. He told the Mercury News the couple would, "...often ride through the orchard just to check things out and enjoy the serenity of the property." The olive orchard was a vacation residence of the couple, according to CHP.

Steve Debard told the newspaper that his mother and Clarke "had a glass of wine that night, but Clarke passed a field sobriety test."

He added, "I would never want anyone to think of Richard as an irresponsible man."

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