Woman Dies In Hospital Saturday Morning After Being Hit By Car In St. Paul Friday Night
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The St. Paul Police Department says a woman who was struck by a car in St. Paul on Friday evening died at Regions Hospital on Saturday morning as a result of her injures.
The 19-year-old driver of the car that hit the woman has been booked into the Ramsey County Jail for criminal vehicular operation. Police suspect she may have been impaired at the time of the crash.
According to law enforcement, the crash happened around 8:12 p.m. near the intersection of 7th Street West and Homer Street South.
Investigators are continuing to work to determine what led up to the crash. The victim has not been identified yet.
Derrick Aviles lives near the crash site along West 7th Street. He says he crosses the street regularly to catch the bus. Although there's a designated crosswalk, he says he doesn't feel safe because the street is consistently congested.
"It's a little nerve wracking, it's really hard to cross the street," Aviles said.
This street is also a direct route to the Minneapolis Airport and the Mall of America, which adds to the high volume of traffic.
West 7th Street is also known as Highway 5, but the speed limit in this area is 40 miles per hour.
"People are speeding like 60 to 70 I can tell," Aviles said. "I believe people should slow down here, they think it's still kind of a freeway going down here, but it's not."
