Bend Woman Dies After Being Hit by Car in Parking Lot

A Bend woman died after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot. According to Bend PD: At approximately 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, Bend Police responded to a report of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash in the parking lot of Safeway, at 320 SW Century Drive.

When officers arrived, they found 85-year-old Melinda Ann Lyons with life-threatening injuries. Witnesses reported Lyons was attempting to cross the parking lot to enter Safeway. A silver Ford Eco Sport, driven by a 77-year-old woman, was traveling at approximately 15 mph through the parking lot when she hit the victim.

Bend Fire medics transported Lyons to St. Charles, where she later died from her injuries.

The Bend Police crash reconstruction team responded to the parking lot and conducted an investigation.

The driver remained on scene and was cited for careless driving that causes an accident with serious injury or death to a vulnerable user.