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Salt Lake driver crashed into parked car, killing a pedestrian on 700 East, police say
by Collin Leonard, KSL.com · KSL.comWoman killed after driver in Salt Lake City loses control of carKSL TV
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SALT LAKE CITY — A woman on the sidewalk was killed after a collision a block north of Liberty Park on 700 East propelled a parked car off the road, according to Salt Lake police.
"Based on the preliminary information, the driver of a car north on 700 East lost control and hit a parked car. The impact then pushed the parked car into a woman walking on the sidewalk," police said.
The crash happened before noon, and northbound lanes between 700 South and 800 South were closed by emergency personnel while the investigation was ongoing.
The driver of the initial car is cooperating with the investigation, police said, but no other information about the crash or the victim was released Wednesday.
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Officials investigate a fatal pedestrian accident on 700 East between 700 and 800 South in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
The road at 700 East near Liberty Park in Salt Lake City was closed Wednesday afternoon while emergency responders investigate a fatal car accident.Scott Winterton, Deseret News
Officials investigate a fatal pedestrian accident on 700 East between 700 and 800 South in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Officials investigate a fatal pedestrian accident on 700 East between 700 and 800 South in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Officials investigate a fatal pedestrian accident on 700 East between 700 and 800 South in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Two Salt Lake City police cars block traffic at the scene of a fatal crash at 800 South and 700 East on Wednesday.Salt Lake City Police Department
Salt Lake City police car blocks traffic at the scene of a fatal crash at 800 South 700 East on Wednesday.Salt Lake City Police Department
Collin Leonard is a reporter for KSL.com. He covers federal and state courts, as well as northern Utah communities and military news. Collin is a graduate of Duke University.