GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A woman crossing the street died after she was hit by a high school driver in Grand Junction on Monday morning, the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said.
At 8:03 a.m. Monday, troopers with CSP responded to a report of a crash involving a pedestrian on Warrior Way and E. 1/2 Road. This is about one block south of Central High School.
CSP said troopers investigated the scene and determined a 66-year-old woman had been on the north side of the intersection walking east across Warrior Way when a high school student, who was driving a pickup truck north on Warrior Way, went through the intersection and struck her.
The woman died at the scene. The Mesa County Coroner’s Office will identify her at a later date.
CSP Trooper Gabriel Moltrer told Scripps News Denver that the driver stayed at the scene.
The intersection shut down in all directions. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Anybody who saw this crash is asked to call CSP Dispatch at 970-858-2250. CSP's Vehicular Crimes unit is investigating the crash.
This is an ongoing investigation and no other details were immediately available.
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