Woman killed in hit-and-run while crossing Oakland street is identified
Pittsburgh police have found the driver of a vehicle believed to have struck and killed a woman early Thursday in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Jessie Maroney, 37, of South Park.
Police said Maroney was crossing Darragh Street in a crosswalk about 5:45 a.m. when a truck hit her.
First responders rushed the victim to UPMC Presbyterian hospital, where she died at 6:35 a.m.
Police later found the vehicle involved — a white box truck — and then the driver, who they said is cooperating with the investigation.
Justin Vellucci is a TribLive reporter covering crime and public safety in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. A longtime freelance journalist and former reporter for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press, he worked as a general assignment reporter at the Trib from 2006 to 2009 and returned in 2022. He can be reached at jvellucci@triblive.com.
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