Two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday night following a crash in Dartmouth.
According to police on scene, a car struck a woman at about 7:30 p.m. on Russells Mills Road, in the area of Dartmouth High School.
There has been an alarming number of crashes involving pedestrians in the last few weeks; including in Providence, Dartmouth, Taunton, and West Greenwich.
About a half hour after the crash, the driver, 34-year-old Jessica Skaggs of New Bedford, surrendered to authorities.
Dartmouth police responded to the intersection of Old Westport Road at Cross Road around 6:19 p.m. When they arrived at the scene, they found two female pedestrians struck by a 2013 Audi.
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The pedestrian who was struck passed away earlier today from her injuries per the New Bedford Standard Times http://www.southcoasttoday.com/