TYLER, Texas — Police have identified the woman who died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in Tyler.
According to the Tyler Police Department, the pedestrian crash occurred around 9:45 p.m. at the intersection of NNE Loop 323 and E. Erwin St. in Tyler.
The TPD reports a pickup was travelling north on Loop 323 approaching the intersection with E. Erwin St. in the inside lane when a woman, identified as Denise Kay Brown 60, of Tyler, walked in front of the truck and the driver was unable to avoid hitting her.
"There was no indication of impairment on the driver of the [truck]," police said.
Initially, only one northbound lane of Loop 323 was open, but the scene has since been cleared.
Brown was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was sent for autopsy.
The investigation is ongoing.