MELBOURNE — A woman in a wheelchair was seriously injured Thursday night when she was hit by an SUV as she tried to cross a city street, Melbourne police said.
Police said the 55-year-old Melbourne woman was trying to cross Hibiscus Boulevard at Medical Park Drive about 6.27pm on Thursday when a blue Audi SUV traveling eastbound hit her.
Melbourne police arrived and found the woman on the road with life-threatening injuries. She was treated by paramedics at the scene and transported to Holmes Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
The SUV’s 53-year-old driver, who is from Palm Bay, has not been charged and has not been further identified. Investigators do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved. The investigation is ongoing.
JD Gallop is Florida Today’s criminal justice/breaking news reporter. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jdgallop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop.
This article originally appeared in Florida Today: Pedestrian in wheelchair killed in Melbourne traffic crash
