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Neighbors and friends are mourning after a 99-year-old California woman was struck and killed by an SUV while on a walk.
The woman was on a morning walk near San Diego State University Wednesday when the crash occurred. A neighbor, Brenda Washington, said she saw the woman walking about an hour before the crash.
"I would think that she probably takes that same walk just about every day. It was probably what was keeping her young at heart," Washington told KGTV. "Truthfully, I'm pretty devastated; it is very sad. And it just hits you even harder when you saw them that morning."
The woman was about several houses away from her home when she was struck by a Chevrolet Equinox, said police. She was taken to the hospital, where she died.
Police have not said what led up to the collision, but Washington believes her neighbor's death could have been prevented, and she says safety issues are a daily concern.
"Right here, specifically, ... my husband and I would be like, 'Slow down,' because people just blow this curve here, and it's kind of a blind curve here if you look at it. I mean, you can't see what's right around it, and people race past all the time," she said.
Washington says she would like to see two speed bumps and a speed limit sign installed in the area.
The driver reportedly stayed on the scene after the crash, and no arrests have been made. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
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