Woman in wheelchair struck and killed crossing Dallas street

The Brief

  • A woman in her 50s using a wheelchair was struck and killed early Monday morning in the Cedar Crest area of Dallas.
  • Investigators indicated the woman was crossing outside a crosswalk in the dark, and the pickup truck driver remained on scene to cooperate.
  • The victim’s identity is currently unknown pending formal notification of her next of kin.

DALLAS A woman in her 50s was struck and killed early Monday morning after crossing a Dallas street in a wheelchair outside a designated crosswalk, according to the Dallas Police Department.

Fatal pedestrian crash

What we know:

Dallas Fire-Rescue units responded at 2 a.m. to the 700 block of E. Ann Arbor Avenue, where they found the critically injured woman lying in the roadway. Paramedics took her to a local hospital, where she died shortly after arrival. Her identity has not been released pending family notification.

Investigators said the woman was crossing the street when she was struck by a westbound pickup truck. The driver remained at the scene, called 911, and is fully cooperating with the investigation.

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