The dead woman, Kawana S. Perry, left the vehicle her husband was driving and began walking around the roadway on Interstate 495 in New Castle, Delaware, and was hit.
NEW CASTLE, Del. -- A woman who was walking in the lanes of Interstate 495 early Sunday morning was struck by a vehicle driven by a New Jersey man and later died, authorities say.
A Maryland woman died after being hit while walking in the lanes of Interstate 495 in Delaware. (File photo). According to Delaware State Police around 1:45 a.m., Kawana S. Perry, 30, of Colora, Maryland, exited the vehicle which her husband was driving and began walking southbound on Interstate 495 near the southern Interstate 195/295 split.
A 2010 Hyundai Elantra, being operated by John A. Hutt, 22, of Pennsville was traveling southbound on I-495 in the left lane and struck Perry with the left front corner of the car, throwing her onto the left shoulder, state police said.
Hutt stopped in the left lane of Interstate 295, authorities said.
Perry was taken to Christiana Medical Center in Newark, Delaware, where she was pronounced dead, according to police.
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The Delaware State Police's Collision Reconstruction Unit is continuing the investigation into this incident. I-495 at the I-295 split was closed for approximately two hours while the crash scene was investigated and cleared, according to police.
Authorities said Hutt was wearing his seatbelt and was uninjured in the crash.
Police said it has yet to be determined why Perry got out and began walking on the roadway, but alcohol may have played a factor in Perry's actions, police said.
No charges were filed.
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