Woman, 81, killed when ejected from her car in I-280 crash

An 81-year-old San Jose woman died in a car crash on Interstate 280 Sunday, July 17, 2016. An 81-year-old San Jose woman died in a car crash on Interstate 280 Sunday, July 17, 2016. Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Woman, 81, killed when ejected from her car in I-280 crash 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

An 81-year-old San Jose woman died in a car crash on Interstate 280 near Palo Alto Sunday evening after she veered off of the road, overturned and was ejected her from the vehicle, officials said.

The woman was driving a 2002 Kia Spectra southbound on I-280 just south of Page Mill Road around 5:30 p.m. when the car swerved to the right, said Officer Art Montiel, a California Highway Patrol spokesman.

The car then overturned on its roof in the right shoulder and the driver was ejected. Officials said she was apparently wearing a seat-belt, but was still thrown from the car.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP said. Her name was not immediately released.

Authorities said drugs or alcohol did not appear to play roles in the crash. The CHP asks anyone with more information to call Officer Jeremy Graham at (650) 369-6261.

Jenna Lyons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jlyons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @JennaJourno