PHOENIX, AZ – A driver struck and killed a woman who went to check on a driver who had crashed near Loop 202 and 40th Street Sunday morning, according to FOX 10.
A Dodge Durango driver was traveling west on Loop 202 when they lost control and slammed into the median wall around 5:20 p.m. The Durango came to rest facing the wrong way. The driver then fled the scene.
Catherine King, 51, stopped and exited her vehicle to check on the Durango driver. She didn’t know they had fled the scene.
Another driver swerved to avoid hitting the Durango and struck King.
First responders transported King to an area hospital, where she died.
Crews also hospitalized the driver who hit King. It is unclear if they were impaired.
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