A 75-year-old woman who died after she was hit by a car last week in Layton attempted to cross the street outside of a crosswalk, police said.
Chiyoko Copeland was pronounced dead at a hospital after she was struck by a car about 5:20 p.m. on Friday, near the 700 block of Main Street, Lt. Travis Lyman said.
She was hit as she attempted to run across eastbound Main Street from the median, Lyman said.
Police are investigating the collision, and it’s unclear whether the 33-year-old driver will be charged, Lyman said.
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Paighten Harkins
Paighten is an Enterprise reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune. She covers a variety of topics, including business, health, growth and the legal justice system — sometimes all at once. She is from southern Oklahoma, and lived and worked in the state, most recently at the Tulsa World, before starting at The Tribune in October 2017.