NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has identified the Ukiah woman who died in a wreck discovered on Tuesday afternoon near Hopland.

Suzanne Bentley, 69, was the victim of the crash, according to Capt. Greg Van Patten.

Authorities initially had not identified Bentley while contacting her family out of state.

Bentley’s 1997 Mercury Tracer was found overturned down an embankment and next to the Russian River near Frog Woman Rock late Tuesday afternoon, as Lake County News has reported.

Firefighters arriving at the scene found Bentley deceased in the vehicle, which the California Highway Patrol said had been traveling southbound on Highway 101 when it went off the roadway and off a dirt and grass embankment.

The CHP has been working to determine exactly when and why the crash took place.

Anyone who saw the crash or has any information can call the Ukiah Area CHP office at 707-467-4420.

Email Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.