Woman dies after being struck by vehicle while crossing Route 19 in Peters
A pedestrian died Wednesday night after she was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Route 19 in Peters Township.
Peters Township police said the 79-year-old woman was crossing the road with her daughter shortly after 7:30 p.m. when she was struck by a northbound vehicle in the 2800 block of Washington Road near Pizzaz Italian Restaurant and Simmons Farm Market.
The mother suffered major injuries, while her 43-year-old daughter was not struck by the vehicle, police said. Peters Township medics and firefighters attempted to resuscitate the woman, and she was eventually taken by ambulance to St. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon, where she died of her injuries, police said.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office contacted Washington County authorities to notify investigators the woman had died, but they have not publicly identified her as of Thursday morning. Police also did not identify the woman.
The motorist who struck the woman pulled into a nearby gas station and waited for police officers to arrive. Police did not identify the driver, but said the 73-year-old man was not impaired, and officers eventually released him from the scene.
The occupants of another vehicle witnessed the crash and attempted to help the woman before first responders arrived.
Peters Township police are continuing to investigate the crash.
“The preliminary investigation appears to show that this is a tragic accident and at this time, no fault has been determined,” police wrote in a news release.
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