A 37-year-old woman died Monday night after a pickup truck struck her while she was crossing Cherry Road in Rock Hill, police said. The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Cherry Road, and the woman died at the scene from her injuries.
According to WSOC-TV, the woman was crossing outside of a crosswalk and was wearing dark clothing when she was hit. Her identity had not been released as of Tuesday. Rock Hill police said the crash was not a hit-and-run, noting that the driver stopped after the collision and pulled into a nearby parking lot, according to Queen City News.
Reconstruction Team Takes Over the Investigation
The Rock Hill Police Department’s Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team responded Monday night and is now investigating the crash, per the station’s report. The York County Coroner’s Office also responded to the scene, the outlet noted, though no cause of death beyond the crash injuries has been released.
No further details on the driver or any potential charges have been made public. Investigators have not said what led up to the crash or whether speed, visibility, or other factors played a role.
Pattern of Pedestrian Deaths Along Rock Hill Corridors
This is not the first fatal pedestrian crash involving a pickup truck on Rock Hill’s busiest roads. In an earlier incident, a driver struck 54-year-old Deborah Jeanette Putteet while she was in a crosswalk on Cherry Road, and that driver was cited for disregarding a traffic control device, according to Queen City News.
In another case, a 50-year-old unidentified woman was struck by a pickup while in a crosswalk and later died after being taken to a medical center, as reported by Queen City News. Officers had responded to that crash around 5:30 p.m. on a Saturday on Dave Lyle Boulevard. Monday’s crash on Cherry Road remains under active investigation, and police have not released additional information about the driver or the victim.
