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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Aug. 30, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — A woman is dead after police say she was struck by a car while attempting to cross Redwood Road between crosswalks.
Sgt. Jason Johnson, West Valley City Police, said the accident happened at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the area of 40th South.
“It appears an adult woman tried to cross Redwood Road in the middle of the block,” he said. “A northbound car struck her, she was pronounced dead on the scene.”
Johnson estimated the victim’s age in her late 40s. The driver of the car that struck her was an adult male, he said.
“At this stage of the of the investigation, it does not appear that speed or drugs or alcohol was involved.”
Johnson said on that area of Redwood Road, a lot of residents like to cross the busy road to get to businesses on the other side of the street, even though crosswalks are fairly close.
But often, drivers don’t have time to react.
“When someone steps out into traffic, there’s a certain amount of time that’s required for someone to make a decision, recognize that problem, do some evasive driving or apply the brake,” Johnson said.
With summer winding down, “there are still a lot of people out,” Johnson said. “Put the phone away and pay attention to the driving.”
Johnson added that there was no indication in this particular case that a phone added to the problem.
