Pedestrian Tawanda Peters, 50, killed in collision on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Durham, North Carolina
Woman killed by vehicle while walking on MLK Parkway in Durham
Police said the woman was struck by the vehicle around 6:30 a.m. in the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway near the road's intersection with Bay Point Drive.
Pedestrian struck, killed Friday morning in Durham
Glenn said speed did not appear to be a factor in the crash and that police do not expect to cite the driver, 26-year-old Esther Wilcox.
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