A 37-year-old New Mexico woman is listed in critical condition after she reportedly failed to use a crosswalk and was hit by a FedEx truck in central Odessa, an Odessa Police Department press release detailed.
The collision reportedly happened at 9:37 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of Fifth Street and Dixie Boulevard.
OPD and Odessa Fire Rescue responded to the collision, the release stated.
Investigation showed that 22-year-old Carlos Chaparro of Midland was reportedly driving a FedEx truck east on Fifth Street and turned south on Dixie.
The pedestrian, identified as 37-year-old Samantha Fleming, was attempting to walk east across Dixie before being struck by a FedEx truck. Fleming wasn’t reportedly at a crosswalk.
Fleming was transported to Medical Center Hospital and later air-lifted to Lubbock with life-threatening injuries.
There were no reports of any other injuries and the investigation continues.
