DICKINSON, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say an 85-year-old woman has died after being hit by a vehicle while crossing an upstate New York street.
The Broome County Sheriff’s Office says Delores Gajdik of Binghamton was struck around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday while walking across a street in the town of Dickinson, just north of Binghamton.
She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead soon after the accident.
Deputies say the driver of the vehicle had taken his eyes off the road to open a drink and when he looked up Gajdik was in his lane. Police say no charges are expected to be filed against the driver.
The accident remains under investigation.
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