Woman, 82, Fatally Hit By Car In Orangevale

ORANGEVALE (CBS13) – Police say that the sun blinding a driver looks to be to blame for a traffic accident that took the life of a 82-year-old Orangevale woman.

The incident happened Tuesday just before 6:30 p.m. along Central Avenue, east of Trajan Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. A 19-year-old Orangevale man in a Chrysler was heading west down the roadway when the woman tried to cross the street outside of a marked crosswalk, CHP says.

With the sun setting, CHP says the man didn't see the woman and hit her. The woman was taken to Mercy San Juan Hospital, but later died from her injuries.

CHP says that the man was not speeding at the time, and drugs or alcohol do not appear to be a factor.

Investigators are still looking into the incident and ask anyone with more information to call Officer Tommy Riggin at (916) 464-1450.