73-Year-Old Woman Killed in Pedestrian Crash in Lubbock

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A collision involving a pedestrian in Lubbock left a 73-year-old woman dead.

Lubbock Police responded to the intersection at Broadway Avenue and Texas Avenue at around 3:12 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21st. There, officers found 73-year-old Mary Balderas. Balderas was transported to University Medical Center via ambulance and later pronounced dead.

Officers believe that Balderas was crossing Texas Avenue when she was struck by a pickup truck, driven by 18-year-old Kotton Bednarz. Bednarz was apparently in the process of turning into the southbound lanes of Texas Avenue from the westbound lanes of Broadway Avenue.

According to a press release from LPD, no arrests have been made at this time and an investigation is ongoing.