Tyler Police Investigate Pedestrian Fatality
Posted/updated on: January 31, 2014 at 12:59 pm
TYLER — A Tyler woman has died after being hit by a pickup. The accident occurred in the 1400 block of East Gentry Parkway Shortly before 7:00 yesterday morning. Died, after being taken to a Tyler hospital, was Minerba Esmeralda Moreno-Barron, 35. Police say she was crossing the road heading from west to east when she was hit in the inside southbound lane. Investigators say she was not using the crosswalk that was provided for pedestrian traffic approximately 90 feet away from where she was hit. The pickup’s driver, Esteban Segura Cruz, 42, of Tyler, was not cited since he was found not to be at fault.
