Woman dies after being struck by pickup

An Austin woman died after being struck by a pickup Wednesday night in Cabot, authorities said.

It happened about 9:40 p.m. as 30-year-old Jessica D. Wade was walking south in the southbound lane of Willie Ray Drive, according to an Arkansas State Police report.

Police say Wade was hit by a southbound 2005 Chevy pickup. She later died from her injuries.

No information on the pickup driver was included in the report.

The death was the 113th in a traffic accident on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary figures.

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