Updated on June 1, 2023 at 2:25 p.m.
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — As the Tucson Police Department continues with the investigation of the woman who was hit and killed they were able to identify her.
The woman was identified as 27-year-old Elizabeth Nydia Huntley.
Her family has been notified.
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Updated on May 8, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.
A month after the woman was hit and killed, police are asking for the public's help identifying the victim in a deadly pedestrian crash.
According to TPD, all efforts to identify her have been done, and a profile has been made in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
TPD released this new sketch in hopes someone will come forward.
If you have any information about this woman's identity, contact 88-crime.
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Updated on April 18, 2023 at 4 p.m.
TPD asks for the public's help in identifying a pedestrian that was struck by a car on the morning of April 8.
Officers responded to an unresponsive woman on the road.
According to TPD, the woman had moved into the path of eastbound traffic when she was hit by a pickup truck.
The woman is described as Caucasian with facial freckles, 20 – 40 years old, 5’4" weighing about 102 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information, contact 88-CRIME.
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The Tucson Police Department is investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian.
On Saturday, April 8, around 2 p.m. officers responded to the 4500 block of East Pima Street, near the intersection of Pima and North Belvedere Avenue.
TPD received reports of a woman lying in the roadway, wrapped in a blanket.
Officers also learned a gray 2007 Dodge Ram was involved in the crash.
Upon arriving at the scene, Tucson Fire Department crews took the pedestrian to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
The driver of the Dodge Ram, a 34-year-old woman, stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
Detectives from the Traffic Investigation Unit determined the pedestrian got up from lying in the road, before walking in front of the Dodge Ram, traveling eastbound on Pima Street.
Officers from the Impaired Driver Enforcement Unit discovered the driver of the Dodge Ram was impaired at the time of the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing, as police prepare to present the case to the Pima County Attorney’s Office. They will then determine what charges are necessary for the driver.
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Austin "AJ" Janos is a producer for KGUN 9. He graduated in 2022 from the University of Arizona where he worked at UATV3 while attending college. Share your story ideas and important issues with AJ by emailing aj.janos@kgun9.com.
