Roy, UT : Roy woman killed in hit by a car on Friday December 18 2015
A Roy woman was hit and killed by a car while walking home from a convenience store early Friday on a dark section of road with no sidewalks.
She becomes the fifth person to die in an auto-pedestrian accident in Utah in just the past week and a half and the 45th this year.
Suzanne Starkey, 53, had walked to a nearby convenience store to get a candy bar and a drink and was returning home just before 6 a.m. when the accident occurred. She was walking with traffic along the side of the road near 3700 South and 1900 West when she was hit and killed, said Roy Police Lt. Kevin Smith.
Smith said the road was "very dark" and Starkey was wearing dark clothing.
The driver who hit Starkey stopped immediately, according to the lieutenant. Impairment was not believed to be a factor.
Some residents have commented on the Roy Police Department's Facebook page that that stretch of road is hazardous and needs sidewalks.
Smith said the incident is a reminder to all pedestrians to remain on or as close to the shoulder as possible, to wear bright or reflective clothing, carry a flashlight if possible and walk against traffic.
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Roy woman becomes 5th Utah pedestrian killed in less than 2 weeks