By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – It could be weeks before the investigation into the crosswalk collision with a pedestrian last week in Centralia is completed, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Wednesday July 26, 2017
Patricia Toothill, 77, of Centralia, was walking in a cross walk when she was hit by a passenger vehicle and seriously injured last Wednesday night at the intersection of West Main Street at Iron Street, according to police.
She was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and passed away there the following day, authorities said. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Toothill died of a head injury and labeled the manner of death accidental.
The driver of the vehicle, a Centralia man in his late 60s, had indicated to police the sun was in his eyes.
“It’s under investigation,” Centralia police Sgt. David Clary said today. “We’re pending WSP’s investigation.”
Personnel from the state patrol assisted with the analysis of the scene.
Clary said the last time he was involved in a similar incident, it took a few weeks before the police department received the state patrol’s reports.
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For background, read “News brief: Centralia pedestrian injured in crosswalk” from Thursday July 27, 2017, here
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