‘A sad day:’ Woman dies after being hit by car in Cottonwood Heights
Dec 9, 2024, 11:03 AM | Updated: 1:24 pm
A woman died after a car hit her on Wasatch Boulevard. (Derek Peterson, KSL TV)
(Derek Peterson, KSL TV)
SALT LAKE CITY — A woman was hit and killed by a car early Monday morning in Cottonwood Heights and her family is struggling with her death.
KSL spoke with the sister of the woman hit and killed who said they’re both heartbroken and frustrated by what happened.
The family told KSL 72-year-old Yingli “Lily” Lu was hit by a car just after 7:00 a.m. at the intersection of Wasatch Boulevard and 6200 S.
Lu’s sister said Lu was walking from her house to catch a bus to go to the Liberty Senior Center that she visits every morning when the car hit her.
Police told KSL they’re just starting their investigation. From what they’ve learned so far, Lu was in the crosswalk, but the driver who hit her had the green light.
Police still don’t know if the light was red when Lu started walking in the intersection but said it was dark at the time, and the lights at the intersection were on, based on talking with witnesses.
Lu’s sister, Jennifer Lu Halden, said there used to be a bus that could take her to the senior center, but that route got canceled a few years ago.
“If we have a bus stop here that could prevent a tragedy and she could live to 90 like my mother,” said Halden.
“It’s just a sad day before Christmas, we have family coming, and she was ready for Christmas… I don’t know.”
Lu’s sister is also frustrated she’s not getting more definitive answers from the police.
When KSL asked police about that, they said they hope to have a clearer report as early as Monday night or Tuesday morning, with a full digital recreation of the scene in about a week.
