A 70-year-old woman has died after she and another pedestrian were hit by a vehicle Friday morning in New Bedford.
The driver, Andrew Johansen, 34, of Dartmouth, has since been charged with motor vehicle homicide by OUI and negligence, according to the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III.
Authorities say the two victims were struck at the intersection of Route 18 North and Coggeshall Street shortly after 8:30 a.m.
Both were taken to the hospital where the 70-year-old was pronounced dead. Her name has not yet been released.
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