Rosie Lee Means, 70, struck and killed by hit-and-run driver while crossing street in in motorized wheelchair near North Aldrich Avenue and West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Woman on motorized wheelchair killed in north Minneapolis hit-and-run
According to Minneapolis Police, a woman on a motorized wheelchair was headed south at about 2:26 p.m. when she was struck by a white SUV near North Aldrich Avenue and West Broadway Avenue.
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Officers reviewed surveillance video from the scene, which reportedly showed the woman crossing Aldrich Avenue North via the crosswalk. The woman had the right of way, surveillance video showed. As the woman was crossing, the Jeep could be seen running a red light and crashing into the woman before continuing down Broadway Avenue without stopping.
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According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, 70-year-old Rosie Lee Means died of multiple blunt force injuries less than an hour after being struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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