# A fatal 2 a.m. crossing in Cedar Crest

> A woman in a wheelchair died on a dark South Dallas street, and police are calling it pedestrian error.
- Title: A fatal 2 a.m. crossing in Cedar Crest | Shortify
- Summary: A woman in a wheelchair died on a dark South Dallas street, and police are calling it pedestrian error. A person in a wheelchair on an unlit roadway at 2…
- Keywords: dallas, pedestrian safety, traffic fatality, accessibility, police, news, local, fatal, crossing, Cedar, Crest, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
- Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth — https://fox4news.com/news/woman-motorized-wheelchair-struck-killed-crossing-south-dallas-street
- Author: Amber Kite
- Published: 2026-09-14T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dallas, pedestrian safety, traffic fatality, accessibility, police, news, local
## Killed before dawn
A woman in her 50s using a motorized wheelchair was struck and killed early Monday while crossing a street in the Cedar Crest area of Dallas.
## The 2 a.m. call
Dallas Fire-Rescue reached the 700 block of E. Ann Arbor Avenue at 2 a.m. and found her critically injured, lying in the roadway.
## She died at the hospital
Paramedics took her to a local hospital, where she died shortly after arriving.
## The driver stayed
A westbound pickup truck hit her. The driver remained at the scene, called 911, and is cooperating with investigators.

> The driver remained at the scene, called 911, and is fully cooperating with the investigation.
## Vehicular Crimes takes over
Detectives are pulling surveillance footage and collecting evidence from the block to reconstruct what happened.
## Blamed on the dark
Preliminary findings point to pedestrian error: she was crossing outside a crosswalk and was hard for drivers to see. Her name is on hold until family is notified.

> the woman was on the roadway and difficult for motorists to see in the dark
## Key takeaway

A person in a wheelchair on an unlit roadway at 2 a.m. is nearly invisible to drivers, and Dallas has the crash to prove it.