FOREST GROVE, Ore. — A 40-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle while pushing a young child in a stroller in Forest Grove on Jan. 5 died two days later, the Forest Grove Police Department said on Monday.
The crash happened near the intersection of 19th Avenue and Hawthorne Street around 6:50 a.m. Forest Grove police said the woman, later identified as Lourdes Turcios Garcia, was life flighted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The child was taken in an ambulance to a hospital with serious injuries.
Forest Grove police said the woman died two days after the incident on Jna. 7. The child involved in the crash was released from the hospital.
The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Forest Grove police has not released the name of the driver and did not initially say whether they are facing any criminal charges.
The Forest Grove Police Department and members of the Washington County Sheriff's Office Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team are investigating the crash. Officials have not provided any further details surrounding what led up to the crash.
Forest Grove police is asking anyone who thinks they may have witnessed the crash to contact them at 503-992-3260.
Officers closed Pacific Avenue and Hawthorne Street for several hours during the investigation.
