Red Bud woman struck by pickup truck, dies while being airlifted to St. Louis hospital
%20(1).jpg "A Red Bud woman died after being struck by a pickup truck near the conclusion of the Red Bud Firemen’s Picnic. She passed away while being airlifted to a St. Louis hospital.")
A Red Bud woman died Friday night after being struck by a pickup truck while attempting to cross the street.
According to Red Bud Police Chief John Brittingham, Kimberly A. Martin, 56, of Red Bud was struck by a Ford F 150 driven by a Sparta man as he was pulling out of East South First Street on Main Street traveling in the wrong direction.
Martin died during a helicopter flight to a St. Louis hospital, Brittingham confirmed.
The driver of the pickup has not been charged, Brittingham said. He did not appear intoxicated, but was taken to a local hospital for a toxicology screening as a precautionary measure. Brittingham is not sure when authorities will have the results.
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Red Bud police, Red Bud Fire Department, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, MedStar EMS and ARCH Air Medical Services responded, Brittingham noted.
The accident took place around 11:20 p.m. Friday near the Red Bud Firemen’s Picnic grounds on opening night of the event, the Republic-Times reported.
This story was originally published June 28, 2023 at 1:12 PM.