Alleged DUI driver fatally strikes woman in Palmetto 

Alleged DUI driver fatally strikes woman in Palmetto 

PALMETTO, GA – A 64-year-old woman driving a tan Chevrolet Malibu lost her life after she was hit by a pickup truck driver, who was allegedly intoxicated, Saturday. 

Georgia State Patrol told 11Alive the events of this crash unfolded before 9 p.m. when the impaired driver, operating a white Ford F250, tried to cross Georgia 14 South (near Tommy Lee Cook Road) and struck the Malibu going north. 

After the vehicles collided, the Malibu driver succumbed to fatal wounds at the scene, while the suspected DUI driver was flown via a medical helicopter to Grady Hospital. 

Reader’s Note: While the woman’s name was mentioned by Georgia State Patrol and the initial source, our news team has adopted a no-name policy with respect to drivers or victims of motor vehicle accidents or personal injury-related incidents. As such, our news team has chosen not to mention the woman’s name in this news article. 

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