A 76-year-old woman died after being struck by a vehicle as she walked across West Third Street at the intersection with Liberty Drive the afternoon of Aug. 5.
Dorothy Kent of Bloomington was seriously injured and taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital after the 4:05 p.m. accident and “was determined to be deceased at 4:53 p.m. in the emergency department,” according to a Bloomington Police Department news release.
The 77-year-old driver of the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee that hit Kent told police she had been northbound on Liberty Drive and was turning west onto Third Street. She said the traffic light had turned yellow and when she did not see any oncoming traffic, she began turning west onto Third Street.
The driver said she never saw Kent. “The driver fully cooperated with investigators and did not display any signs of impairment,” the news release said.
Police interviewed witnesses and are cheecking security camera video from businesses at the intersection as the investigation continues.
Contact H-T reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com or 812-318-5967.
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Pedestrian crossing street dies after being struck by vehicle on city’s west side
Reporting by Laura Lane, The Herald-Times / The Herald-Times
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