From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Amber Kite · · 1m 20s
Woman killed crossing I-20 in Dallas
A late-night crossing on a Dallas interstate ended with a woman dead and a driver who could not stop in time.
In brief
A late-night crossing on a Dallas interstate ended with a woman dead and a driver who could not stop in time. Interstates leave no room for error on foot, at night a driver may not see you until it is too late to brake. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
A call just before midnight
Dallas police responded at 11:53 p.m. Monday to a report of a pedestrian struck on eastbound Interstate 20 near Wheatland Road, in the Red Bird area.
Found down in the road
Officers arrived to find an adult woman lying in the roadway. Dallas Fire-Rescue reached the scene and pronounced her dead there.
The driver stayed
A minivan hit her. The driver stopped right after the impact and is cooperating fully with investigators, according to police.
He could not avoid her
The driver told police he was heading east on I-20 when he came upon the woman already in the middle of the roadway and had no way to miss her.
“he encountered the woman in the roadway and was unable to avoid hitting her”
Ruled pedestrian error
The preliminary investigation points to pedestrian error rather than driver fault. Police say no criminal charges are expected against the driver.
“the incident appears to be a case of pedestrian error”
Her name is still unknown
Police have not released the victim's identity. It is the second Dallas pedestrian death reported that same day, after a woman in a wheelchair was killed outside a crosswalk.
The main idea
Interstates leave no room for error on foot, at night a driver may not see you until it is too late to brake.
