Woman Dies After Being Hit By a Vehicle on Bemidji Area Road

A woman was killed on Thursday, September 7th when she was hit by an SUV while she attempted to run across a Bemidji area road. The collision was reported at around 4:20 pm on Thursday on Jefferson Avenue near Wee Gwaus Drive Southwest. According to a press release from the Bemidji Police Department, a 42 year old woman was trying to run west across Jefferson Avenue when she was struck. Officers and emergency personnel immediately began life saving care on the pedestrian, who was transported to Sanford Bemidji Medical Center and was later pronounced deceased. The names of those involved are being withheld pending notification of family and ongoing investigation. Alcohol is not suspected to be a factor in the crash.