An Orlando woman has been arrested on suspicion of DUI after a collision that resulted in the death of a pedestrian. The Florida Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred yesterday morning, roughly around 4 a.m., on South Orange Blossom Trail near Skyview Drive.
The driver, identified as 26-year-old Alyssa Winters, was in a 2016 Lexus IS traveling southbound when the vehicle struck a woman who was in the process of crossing the street. According to ClickOrlando, the pedestrian was not in a marked crosswalk at the time of the incident. After the impact, the injured woman was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
WESH reported that after the collision, Winters stayed at the scene and was later arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol for driving under the influence. Troopers have noted that Winters did not sustain injuries in the crash.
Details surrounding the incident remain limited, and the identity of the woman who was killed has not been released at this time.
