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Davenport woman identified as pedestrian hit and killed on River Drive

A 74-year-old Davenport, Iowa woman was identified as the pedestrian killed in a morning wreck that happened on River Drive.
Scene of fatal crash at River Drive and Tremont 10-8-14 WQAD Photo by Stephanie Martin

A 74-year-old Davenport, Iowa woman was identified as the pedestrian killed in a morning wreck that happened on River Drive.

Police said Fannie Mae Brown stepped into the roadway when she was struck by an eastbound SUV just after 7 a.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2014.  The traffic light was green and the SUV was traveling in the right-hand lane when Ms. Brown was struck on River Drive near Tremont.

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Brown was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

The SUV came to rest against a nearby tree.

The driver, an 82-year-old man from Rock Island, Illinois, suffered non-life-threatening injuries according Davenport Police Department Assistant Chief Donald Schaeffer.

The driver was not at fault, Schaeffer later said.

Davenport woman identified as pedestrian hit and killed on River Drive

 

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