APD Investigate Fatal South Anchorage Vehicle/Pedestrian Collision

27-year-old Hooper Bay woman, Tia Smart was struck and killed on Brayton Drive and East 74th Avenue late Tuesday night. Image-Facebook Profiles
27-year-old Hooper Bay woman, Tia Smart was struck and killed on Brayton Drive and East 74th Avenue late Tuesday night. Image-Facebook Profiles

A 27-year-old Hooper Bay woman was struck and killed in a vehicle/pedestrian collision near Brayton Drive and East 74th Avenue late Tuesday night, the Anchorage police report.

27-year-old Tia Smart was walking just north of 74th Avenue on Brayton Drive, when an SUV traveling northbound on Brayton, ran into her.

Police and paramedics responded to the scene. But, the pedestrian had already succumbed to her injuries, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The SUV driver remained on the scene and was cooperative with members of APD’s Traffic Fatality Investigation Team.

Police state that no citations or charges have been filed in the fatal incident. The investigation into the details of the collision is ongoing.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]