PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — An East Tennessee woman died in the hospital days after a teen driver hit her as she was walking near the Parkway in Pigeon Forge, police said.

The Pigeon Forge Police Department identified the woman as 58-year-old Daisy Valenzuela Vives from Ooltewah.

Police said they responded to the crash around 6 p.m. Friday at the intersection of the Parkway and Dollywood Lane. According to police, 18-year-old Bryson Cooper from Kodak was driving when he hit the pedestrian at the intersection as she was trying to cross Dollywood Lane.

A Lifestar helicopter flew Vives to the University of Tennessee Medical Center with severe injuries. Police said Tuesday she died in the hospital from her injuries.

Officers said Cooper remained on the scene and cooperated with them. Police sent

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