Woman Dies After Being Struck By Car While Walking On Hutch

MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Westchester County Police Department has been investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that took place early Thursday morning, on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Mount Vernon.

At 1:05 a.m., officers responded to a report that a woman had been hit by a car in the southbound lanes of the Hutchinson River Parkway, between the East Lincoln Avenue and East 3rd Street exits. Police say that the driver who struck the pedestrian remained at the scene.

The woman, a New York City resident, was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. Police are withholding her identify pending notification to her family.

Police say it remains unclear why the woman was in the roadway and whether she was walking south at the time she was struck or whether she was crossing from east to west. No vehicle belonging to the woman was located in the area so police say it does not appear that she had been driving before walking on the parkway.

The southbound lanes of the Hutchinson were closed for several hours after the incident, into the early morning.

An investigation into the incident remains underway by officers frow the Accident Investigation Team and detectives from the General Investigation Unit.