The Covington Police Traffic Unit and Evidence Collection Unit are investigating a collision that killed a pedestrian Wednesday evening.
At approximately 7:21 p.m., officers were called to the 1300 block of West Pike Street for a report of a woman struck by a vehicle during daylight hours. Responding officers located an adult female victim, who was transported to UC Medical Center with multiple life-threatening injuries, where she subsequently died.
The victim was identified as Krista Mary Wilmink, 63, of Covington. She was walking her dog when she was struck. She is survived by her husband, Jeff, and their four children.
Wilmink was the daughter of the late Charles and Jane Summe of Fort Mitchell, one of their 10 children. “Charlie” Summe served two terms in in the Kentucky State House of Representatives and 32 years as a Kenton County Commissioner before his death in 2022…