Pedestrian struck, killed on rainy, dark street in Santa Rosa
A woman walking across a street in Santa Rosa on Monday night was struck and killed by a pickup truck, police said.
Quanah Sapien, 56, of Santa Rosa, was crossing Piner Road from the Walgreens Shopping Center near the intersection of Marlow Road at 7:08 p.m. when she was struck by a white Ford Ranger driven by Keith Roberts, 35, Santa Rosa police said.
Sapien was not in a crosswalk, it was raining and the street was not well-lit, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene after paramedics tried to resuscitate her.
Police said Roberts, who had pulled over, was cooperative.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can call Santa Clara police officer Jeff Woods at (707) 543-3636.