A 76-year-old woman was struck and killed while crossing a White Bear Township road on Thursday afternoon by a driver who left the scene but soon went to police, according to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office.

The collision happened around 4:22 p.m. at the intersection of White Bear Parkway and Birch Lake Boulevard North at the township’s border with White Bear Lake.

Witnesses said the motorist was headed north on White Bear Parkway in an Ford SUV while the woman was walking east in the crosswalk of Birch Lake Boulevard, said Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jake Olson. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The intersection has stop signs on Birch Lake Boulevard, but not on White Bear Parkway, Olson said. The speed limit in the area is 40 mph.

Deputies received an update at 4:43 p.m. that the driver had gone to the White Bear Lake police station, Olson said, adding that the motorist is now cooperating with the investigation. Olson declined to provide additional information, including the sex and age of the driver.

The victim wasn’t immediately named, pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.

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