A woman on a late night walk was killed by a possible DUI driver in Anaheim. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.
A suspected DUI driver struck and killed a woman who was out for a walk in Anaheim Tuesday night, according to the Anaheim Police Department.
The crash happened sometime around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Rio Vista Street and Wagner Avenue. There, the speeding driver of a silver Mercedes barreled into a fence and onto a walking path, where the pedestrian was taking her stroll. The car came to a stop after it landed in a shallow body of water.
“My wife heard a crash and it sounded like someone dropped a washing machine out their truck,” said Al Sack, who lives in Anaheim. “We heard no screeching tires and next thing I know, there were helicopters overhead.”
Sgt. Matt Sutter of the Anaheim Police Department said first responders learned the crash may have been a fatality after a man approached them letting them know his wife was unaccounted for after going for a walk.
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“During our investigation, an Anaheim resident came up to us and said that his wife had went for a walk and she had not returned,” Sgt. Sutter said. “Our officers looked in the area and with the help of our helicopter, sadly, unfortunately, located a female that was deceased in a nearby brush.”
The driver and passenger of the car that struck the woman were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. The driver has since been detained.
“There’s no excuse. This husband, this family, their world’s been turned upside down,” Sutter said.
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Authorities did not disclose the name of the woman who was killed, but described her as being in her 50s and a resident of the neighborhood.
