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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A pistillate died aft she was deed by a Ford motortruck driven by a woman, successful Merced County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP says 9:04 pm, Tuesday nighttime officers responded to the country of Merced Avenue, northbound of Boss Road extracurricular the metropolis of Delhi.
Investigators accidental a pistillate was struck by a conveyance successful the roadway and died astatine the scene.
During the investigation, it was determined that the operator from Delhi was driving a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup motortruck northbound connected Merced Avenue, northbound of Bloss Road astatine astir 35 miles per hour.
For chartless reasons, CHP says a pistillate from San Jose was walking northbound with her buying cart connected the close enarthrosis of Merced Avenue, northbound of Bloss Road.
As the Ford approached the pedestrian, she turned straight successful the way of the pickup truck. Due to the abbreviated distance, the operator was not capable to brake oregon swerve successful clip to debar the postulation clang with the pistillate pedestrian.
The operator remained astatine the country of the postulation clang and was cooperative with the investigating officers.
It was determined to not beryllium nether the power of intoxicant oregon drugs, according to the California Highway Patrol.
