SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Officials are releasing new details after a woman was hit by a car over the weekend in downtown South Bend.
It happened just before 7 p.m. on Saturday near the intersection of Main Street and Western Avenue. The woman, identified as 33-year-old Kinsaidreay Mae Shepard of South Bend, was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to numerous witnesses, Shepard had been unresponsive and lying in the street before she was hit by a car that was heading south on Main Street. The driver of the car, a 74-year-old South Bend woman, remained on scene and cooperated with investigators.
An autopsy was conducted on Shepard on Monday. According to the forensic pathologist, preliminary results indicated that she didn’t suffer any life-threatening injuries in the collision. However, further testing is needed to determine the exact cause of her death.
The crash remains under investigation by the St. Joseph County Fatal Crash Team (FACT).
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