Glendale woman struck by car last week dies from injuries

A 61-year-old Glendale woman who was struck by a car while crossing a street in Glendale last week died in the hospital, marking the fourth pedestrian-related fatality in the city this year, police said.

The woman, identified as Marieta Go, was in a crosswalk heading east on Monterey Road when she was hit by a car making a left turn onto Louise Street, according to Glendale police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot.

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Go was rushed to the hospital with “significant” injuries. She died early Saturday morning.

Before she was struck, Go had just been to the grocery store with her two friends, who were walking ahead of her in the crosswalk.

The driver, a 69-year-old Glendale woman, remained at the scene for questioning. Police don’t believe alcohol was a factor in the collision.

So far this year, three other pedestrians have been killed in traffic collisions in Glendale.

In the most recent case on April 16, an 81-year-old Glendale man was crossing Broadway from Belmont Street, when he was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver. On Friday, the suspected female driver and her daughter were arrested in connection with the case.

Also last month, a 33-year-old woman died after she was hit by a carwhile crossing illegally at Pacific Avenue and Glenoaks Boulevard.

In February, a 56-year-old man died the morning after he was hit by a car while jaywalkingon Verdugo Road just south of Wilson Avenue.

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Alene Tchekmedyian, [email protected]

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