Woman, 79, dies after being hit by a car in Pierce County, State Patrol reports
A 79-year-old woman died after being struck by a car on state Route 7 in Spanaway on Wednesday, the Washington State Patrol reported.
The collision occurred at 5:46 a.m. near 20307 Mountain Highway East, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol.
The Spanaway woman was crossing the road from west to east when she was hit by a car headed north.
The driver was a 32-year-old woman from Graham who was allowed to leave the scene, the memo said. Neither drugs nor alcohol are suspected of contributing to the incident, the memo said.
Julia Park
The News Tribune