SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah, Sept. 25, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — A 66-year-old woman died early Tuesday morning after she was struck by a car in South Salt Lake.
South Salt Lake public information officer Gary Keller told Gephardt Daily the victim was believed to be pushing her bicycle in the crosswalk when she was hit by an oncoming car near in the intersection 700 East and 3300 South about 6:00 a.m.
Keller said the initial investigation indicated the woman was crossing against the light when she was struck.
The victim — whose name has yet to be released — was rushed to the hospital, but died of her injuries a short while later.
Crash investigators say the driver who hit the woman stopped at the accident site and was cooperating with police.
The roads were closed to both southbound and eastbound traffic for several hours after the crash.
Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information becomes available.
