A woman was struck and killed on I-495 in Delaware after she exited a car she was traveling in with her husband, police said.
The incident happened about 1:45 a.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes of I-495 near the I-95/I-295 split in New Castle.
According to Delaware State Police, 30-year-old Kawana S. Perry, of Maryland, got out of the car she was a passenger in with her husband.
Police say Perry began walking southbound on I-495.
As she walking on I-495, Perry was struck by a car traveling in the southbound left lane.
Perry was thrown onto the left shoulder. She was rushed to Christiana Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
State Police say alcohol may have played a role in Perry’s actions.
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The driver of the striking car stopped at the scene.
The deadly incident remains under investigation.
