MELBOURNE, Fla. — The Melbourne Police Department is investigating after a woman was hit by a car and killed Tuesday morning.
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Police responded to the intersection of Babcock Street and Silver Palm Avenue at around 11:30 a.m. for reports of a crash involving a pedestrian.
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Officers arrived on scene to find 59-year-old Jacqueline A. Haynes suffering from life-threatening injuries.
The woman was taken to a hospital where she later died.
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Melbourne Traffic Homicide investigators say it appears the driver, identified as 32-year-old Jared Gayle, was traveling northbound on Babcock when he struck Haynes.
Police say drugs or alcohol do not appear to have been a factor in the crash.
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They’re asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call Traffic Homicide Investigation Officer Chris Livingston at (321) 288-8288.
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