A 72-year-old woman was killed crossing E. Jewell Avenue at S. Havana Street when a driver hit her on Tuesday morning, according to the Aurora Police Department.
The woman was not using the crosswalk, according to Aurora PD, as she crossed E. Jewell Avenue pushing a walker around 6:36 a.m. Tuesday. The 72-year-old walked in front of a GMC pickup truck that was stopped at the light on E. Jewell Avenue, as the driver waited to turn right. She hit a hole in the pavement and fell.
The driver of the GMC made the right-hand turn on southbound Havana Street and ran over the woman, according to Aurora PD. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries where she later died. The person behind the wheel of the truck stopped and is cooperating with the investigation, Aurora PD. Charges are pending until the investigation is complete…