UPDATE: Victim who died after being struck by car in Boise identified
The 87-year-old woman who died from injuries sustained when she and an 89-year-old man were struck last week by a vehicle has been identified.
Florence Goar died of severe blunt force trauma with severe injury to the head, the Ada County Coroner’s Office said in a press release Wednesday.
Goar was crossing the street with the man last Wednesday when the two were hit by a car, Boise police said.
Below is our previous reporting.
The Boise Police Department is searching for a “potential witness” to a fatal Wednesday accident in which a vehicle struck two elderly people, killing one of them. The witness is believed to have been driving a dark blue or green Chevrolet Suburban, or something similar. If you have information, contact police at 208-570-6000 or 208-377-6790.
Below is our previous reporting
Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening, and an 87-year-old woman died from her injuries sustained in the crash.
The 5 p.m. collision occurred at the intersection of Milwaukee Street and Northview Street, according to the Boise Police Department. Police believe the pedestrians, including the woman and an 89-year-old man, were in the crosswalk.
A preliminary investigation shows that the vehicle was making a left-hand turn from Northview to go south on Milwaukee when the driver struck the pedestrians in the crosswalk, police said in a news release.
The two pedestrians, who have not been identified, were taken to the hospital, where the woman died.
The investigation is ongoing, with a crash reconstruction team and detectives working on it, and no charges have been filed at this time.
Police said the driver is cooperating with them.
This story was originally published February 27, 2019 at 7:38 PM.
