x
Breaking News
More () »

Pedestrian hit, killed shortly after exiting vehicle in Lexington: Police

Police say the incident happened in a driveway in the 500 block of Shoaf Street.

LEXINGTON, N.C. — A woman was killed Friday afternoon after a car incident in Lexington according to the Lexington Police Department. 

Police say the incident happened in a driveway in the 500 block of Shoaf Street. The pedestrian, identified as Brenda Wooten, had just exited from her vehicle and was walking down the driveway when a vehicle backed up and hit her.

Wootten suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the incident and died at the scene. 

According to the Lexington Police Department, the crash is still under investigation and no further information with be released at this time. 

Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to call Lexington Police at (336) 243-3302 or Lexington Area Crime Stoppers at (336) 243-2400. 

Other stories: 

Two arrested in connection to AMBER Alert for missing 15-month-old from Sullivan County, Tenn.

Police: Lexington man arrested, accused of dragging woman into basement before trying to sexually assault her

NCAA Basketball on WFMY this weekend: Feb. 22-23

Before You Leave, Check This Out