MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WSIL) -- The Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded to a deadly traffic crash on Tuesday evening on Business Highway 13.

The sheriff's office said in a statement that a man was driving a black 2019 Toyota Tundra southbound when he struck a pedestrian, Jennifer Perez, who was walking in the southbound lane. The collision occurred near the Union Pacific Railroad underpass.

An off-duty Jackson County Deputy was the first to arrive at the scene and reported the crash. The deputy and a passing motorist provided aid to Perez until an ambulance arrived.

Perez was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead shortly after, the sheriff's office stated.

The crash is under investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit

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