75-year-old woman, walking on the sidewalk, dies after being a struck by a vehicle pulling out of a driveway in Whitefish Bay

A 75-year-old woman was killed Wednesday when she was hit by a vehicle as the driver pulled out of a driveway, police said.

Whitefish Bay police said the incident happened around 5:38 p.m. at the intersection of East Lake View Avenue and North Santa Monica Boulevard.

According to police, the woman was walking on the sidewalk when a 77-year-old Whitefish Bay man backed out of a driveway and unintentionally struck the woman.

The woman became caught under the vehicle and was dragged several blocks before witnesses were able to alert the driver, police said in a statement.

The North Shore Fire Department was called to extricate the woman, who was pinned under the vehicle, but despite life-saving measures, the woman died, police said.

The driver of the vehicle stayed on scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.

Police do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor, but said the crash is still under investigation, with the Wisconsin State Patrol assisting.

Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS. 

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