Pedestrian Killed Downtown

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) – A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle at South 4th Avenue and East 13th Street.

Tucson police and the Tucson Fire Department responded shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday to reports of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle.

The driver of the car was not at the scene and left before police arrived.

The woman, whose identity is being withheld until her next of kin are notified, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Traffic Investigation Unit detectives learned the woman was standing in the middle of the road when she was struck by a vehicle traveling on South 4th Avenue. The pedestrian was not in a marked or unmarked crosswalk, was wearing dark clothing and street lighting in the area was limited.

The investigation is ongoing. Detectives are asking anyone with information about this collision to call 911 or 88-CRIME.