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Amanda Butterfield Reporting Police are asking for your help this morning in identifying a woman who was hit and killed crossing the street in Bountiful.
Amy Conlin, Processor: "We just heard the sirens and we came out. We knew it was another accident, they happen a lot here."
Eyewitness News has reported six auto-pedestrian accidents in the past week, but this one, on Orchard Drive in Bountiful, is different, because the identity of the dead woman is a mystery.
The woman who was hit was carrying no identification when she entered the crosswalk yesterday and no one knows who she is. Police say they've had church leaders from the area come to identify the woman, but no one knows who she is.
We have learned more about the teenage driver and the moments leading up to fatal accident. It was lunch time at Bountiful High School; a student was leaving campus, driving south down Orchard. Meanwhile, a woman in her 60's was crossing Orchard. That's when the teen hit her.
Amy Conlin: "Yea we just heard the sirens, and they were doing compression on her for about ten minutes."
Randy Pickett, Bountiful Police Department: "She died as a result of the accident, extensive head injuries and internal injuries."
Police say the teenage driver was not speeding. She did not have any friends in the car with her. She was not on the cell phone. She told police she simply did not see the woman crossing the street, and she can't believe she hit her.
Amy Conlin: "There was somebody holding her. She was down the road a little bit, but someone was holding her and she was crying."
How safe is this cross walk for pedestrians? Residents avoid it.
Jerri Smith, Resident: "Yea, we don't cross Orchard."
What about the crosswalks in your neighborhood? In a Survey USA News poll for KSL-TV, we asked 500 people how safe their neighborhood is for pedestrians. Over 80 percent feel their community crosswalks are safe. Nearly 15 percent disagree.
And who is most responsible in auto versus pedestrian wrecks? Our survey shows the majority, 57 percent, say the driver is usually in the wrong.
In this case, police say the driver was at fault, though it was an accident. Even still, the teen could face charges. Bountiful City's Attorneys Office will determine that in the next few days.
As for the woman who passed away, police say she's between 60 and 65 years old, about five feet five inches tall with gray hair and glasses. She was wearing a pink shirt and a white sweatshirt with a blue pattern on the top. If you're missing someone matching that description, call Bountiful Police.
