Tulare woman struck, killed while on motorized scooter

A Tulare woman died Friday after she was struck while riding her motorized scooter in a busy Tulare intersection, police said.

Madaline Trujillo Hernandez, 66, was struck by a pickup about 12:45 p.m. Friday as she tried to cross the intersection of Bardsley Avenue and R Street.

Hernandez was taken to Tulare Regional Medical Center, where she died. Her death was the fourth traffic-related fatality in Tulare this year.

The driver of the pickup cooperated with police in the investigation. Tulare police are continuing their investigation.

This story was originally published July 7, 2017 at 5:30 PM with the headline "Tulare woman struck, killed while on motorized scooter."