Taylorsville, UT — A woman was killed after being hit by a car in Taylorsville, Utah, on Thursday, February 12, 2015. The accident took place at the intersection of 3600 West and 5400 South, around 9:00 at night.
Police identified 21-year old Ashley Schaller as the woman who was killed in the accident. Police say that the woman who hit Schaller originally left the scene, but returned minutes later and has been cooperating with authorities.
Reports say that Schaller was in the intersection when the accident happened. She was reportedly crossing the road against the light, and the vehicle that hit her had a green light.
The accident is still being investigated.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
First, I have to wonder why the woman left the scene of the accident. You hear about things like that happening and immediately wonder if the driver had something they needed to hide from police. Aside from that, I’d like to know how fast the driver was traveling when the accident happened, and how closely she was paying attention to the road. Reports say the victim may have been crossing the road when she wasn’t supposed to. That may be true, but that doesn’t give drivers a badge to hit people with impunity. An effort still needs to be made to avoid an accident. Hopefully, the investigation into this accident will shed a little more light on exactly what happened that night.
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