BENTON COUNTY, IN — A 35-year-old pedestrian was killed in a road accident that was reported in Benton County, Indiana on Sunday, June 29th, 2014, according to the news article from WIFI.
Police say that 35-year-old Amanda Angstad was killed when she was hit by a vehicle when she was walking along or trying to cross the road in the westbound lanes of Highway 52 around 3:15 Sunday morning.
Scene of the Accident
Amanda Angstadt was seriously injured in the accident and was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the vehicle was identified in the report as Scott Vignere, who did not report immediate injury after the accident.
The Indiana State Police are still investigating.
Commentary:
Just on what I see in the news, there could be two avenues this accident trajectory takes. On the one hand, pedestrian accidents can be tough, and heavily depend on the victim’s placement in the road whenever the accident happened. If they were walking in the shoulder, on a sidewalk, or in a crosswalk, the driver would more than likely be at fault. On the other hand, judging from the late hour that the accident took place, if alcohol is determined to have played a role, both the driver, and the bar that they just left could be held responsible, but again, it depends heavily on the final facts.
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