Pickup hits, kills woman in street

— A West Memphis woman died Thursday after she stepped into the street and was struck by a pickup, according to Arkansas State Police preliminary accident reports.

Barbara Darby, 59, stepped into a lane of traffic on East Broadway in West Memphis about 5:30 p.m. and a westbound 2002 Toyota Tacoma driven by Sid Riley, 49, of West Memphis, hit her, the report states.

Darby died at the scene.

Riley was not injured, state police said.

Arkansas, Pages 14 on 12/29/2012

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