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COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — Police are investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian collision that killed a 73-year-old woman.
The incident occurred about 7 a.m. Monday at the intersection of 6200 South and Wasatch Boulevard, according to a police spokesperson. Police said the driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene. Investigators believe the driver failed to see the woman because it was dark.
The sister of the woman who was killed identified her as Yingli "Lily" Lu, age 73.
Jennifer Lu said her sister was walking from her house to catch a bus to a senior center she visits every morning when she was struck.
Police are in the early stages of the investigation, but said they believe Lu was in the crosswalk when she was struck, but said the driver had a green light. Investigators are unsure if the light was red when Lu began crossing the street.
Jennifer Lu said she is heartbroken and frustrated. She said there used to be a closer bus that could take her sister to the senior center, but that route was canceled a few years ago.
"If we had a bus stop here that could prevent the tragedy, and she could have lived to 90 like my mother," Jennifer Lu told reporters.
More information about the crash was not immediately available, but police said they hope to have a better report on the crash by Monday evening or early Tuesday.
Contributing: Brian Carlson
Correction: An earlier version said Yingli "Lily" Lu was identified by her daughter, but she was identified by her sister.
