Calgary woman, 24, dead after being hit by truck in Arizona

A Calgary woman is dead after being hit by a pickup truck in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Saturday.

The Scottsdale Police Department responded to a pedestrian incident at 68 Place and Thomas Road just before 2 a.m.

Investigators said Jesena Andoney, 24, was riding a golf cart with a group and searching for her lost phone when she was struck.

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“The golf cart pulled over and stopped, and the victim got off the cart and began walking in the roadway, focused on locating the phone, when a westbound pickup struck her,” Scottsdale police said in a news release on Sunday.

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She was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.

The driver of the truck remained on scene and co-operated, officers said.

Police said charges are not expected against the driver, and speed and impairment were not factors.