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Pedestrian killed while walking along SR 161 has been identified

A woman killed Monday night after being struck by a pickup truck as she walked alongside state Route 161 has been identified as 46-year-old Jamie McGahan.

McGahan was walking south when a truck headed in the same directions struck her with the passenger-side mirror as it neared 317th Street East, between Kapowsin and Eatonville.

The driver, a 49-year-old Eatonville man, stopped and called 911.

McGahan later died at the hospital.

The driver was not arrested and is not expected to face charges.

This story was originally published November 13, 2019 at 1:46 PM.

Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune
Stacia Glenn covers crime and breaking news in Pierce County. She started with The News Tribune in 2010. Before that, she spent six years writing about crime in Southern California for another newspaper.
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