LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) —A driver who fatally injured a women who is blind in a Lawrence crosswalk told police he didn’t see the woman or her service dog.
The crash report said the driver identified at Jeremy Bain, 42, Greenwood, Mo., stopped to help after hitting 61-year-old Tamara Lucille Kearney while attempting a left hand turn in his work pickup truck.
But Kearney died ten days later on Aug. 8. Her obituary described her as a yoga instructor, Braille proofreader and a clinical massage therapist.
A police officer indicated in the report that he believed that a cellphone may have been a distraction but didn’t elaborate. Douglas County district attorney’s office trial assistant Dorothy Kliem said the case is under review.
Police said previously that Kearney’s dog, Rex, suffered only minor injuries and was fine.
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