Pedestrian from Ohio dies from injuries
The 71-year-old Ohio woman who was struck by a vehicle while crossing Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe on Sept. 15 has died.
Washoe County coroner’s officials told Lake Tahoe News that Betty Petrick died Sept. 18 at Renown Medical Center in Reno.
South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler said no charges are expected to be filed against the Butte County man who hit her.
“Unfortunately in our city we have too many bicycle and pedestrian accidents,” Uhler said.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
Just after CalTrans stated Hiway 50 is safe and wants the speed limit going from 35 mph to 40 mph. If the speed limit is 25 mph with no lights, take about 20 minutes from the Y to stateline maybe. Kinda gets me wondering what our priorities are.
Perry, I’m sorry the woman was mortally injured too. But it doesn’t matter how slow the traffic is if people just walk out into traffic without looking. I see it all the time, usually younger folks, though, and almost always wearing dark clothes and earbuds!
To a certain extent we are responsible for our own survival.
RIP.
Very sad indeed. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends.
The accidents have all been in the area where the speed limit stayed the same. I hope people – cars, bikes, motorcycles, pedestrians can be a bit more safer.
I saw our hero firemen and paramedics pick her up and try to save her. I’m so sad to hear that she has passed. I wish people would realize that that is a dangerous highway. I know in this particular case neither speed nor alcohol played a part. Just a tragedy.
This is tragic for her and her family and our community. A visitor comes to Tahoe with aspirations of beauty, joy and rejuvenation and she ends up transpiring.
Traffic research indicates that as speeds exceed 40 mph there is an 80% chance of fatality and economic viability decreases. Speeds at 25 mph encourage more bike/ped use, reduces serverity of injury from auto conflicts and economy thrives.
Our new 40mph is scarey.. try to slow down to make a right turn into a narrow driveway! A lady in a white SUV going faster than 40 was on my tail as I tried to turn between orange cones.. she honked at me and sped by.. scarey!
The fact remains that this is a US Hwy and most people treat it as such. Do any of you remember the bypass that was planned many, many years ago? Land was purchased along Pioneer Trail with the idea of totally bypassing Lake Tahoe Blvd. Now is sounds like a good idea that I am sure will never happen.
My heart goes out to Betty Petrick’s family and friends as well as the man who was unable to avoid hitting her. All involved are traumatized for life. So tragic and very, very sad.