On Wednesday night, at around 8:46 PM, a 39-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on PR-109, near kilometer 3.9, in the Espino neighborhood of Añasco, Puerto Rico. The driver of the blue 2019 Dodge Challenger was given a breath test, which yielded a negative result. According to preliminary information, the driver was traveling on the unlit road when the vehicle hit the woman, who was walking in the area.
Emergency Medical personnel treated the woman at the scene and transported her to the Mayagüez Medical Center, where Dr. Leslie Molina certified that she had no vital signs. The Mayagüez area’s Patrol and Highway Division and prosecutor Xiomara Quiles are investigating the incident. The driver’s identity has not been released.
The incident occurred on a road with no lighting, which may have contributed to the accident.