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On Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 4:08 pm,
patrol officers from the Santa Monica Police
Department responded to the intersection of
16th Street and Colorado Avenue
regarding a traffic collision with injuries.
Upon arrival officers discovered that an 80
year old female had been struck while
crossing Colorado Avenue in the unmarked
crosswalk at 16th Street. She was
struck by a 1957 Ford Thunderbird, which was
being driven west on Colorado Avenue.
The pedestrian was transported to a local
hospital where she expired as a result of
her injuries.
The driver of the vehicle (female, 94 years
old) was not injured and voluntarily
submitted to a blood test.
The Santa Monica Police Department’s Major
Accident Response Team is continuing to
investigate the cause of this collision.
Anyone with additional
information is encouraged to call
Investigator Christopher Dawson at (310)
458-8954.
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