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MIDVALE — Unified police are investigating an auto-pedestrian crash in Midvale that killed a woman.
Officers were dispatched to the area of 7500 S. State around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. The vehicle was heading south on State Street when a woman ran into the road from the west side, headed east, Unified Police Sgt. Melodie Cutler said, adding that the driver had no time to react before hitting the woman in the middle lane of the road.
The woman, who Cutler said was not in a crosswalk when she was hit, died from her injuries. Unified police identified the woman Wednesday afternoon as Patricia Ann Earl, 33.
The driver of the car remained at the scene and was cooperative with police. Cutler said the driver had no signs of impairment.
The crash caused the closure of southbound lanes of State Street between 7500 South and 7720 South.
State Street is CLOSED in Midvale SB from 7500 to Center Street (7720 South): https://t.co/K3BgMDfnZF
— KSL Traffic Center (@KSLTraffic) March 23, 2022
