An Altheimer woman who was killed in an accident Saturday night was walking across the highway when she was struck by a vehicle.
A report from Altheimer Police Cpl. Larmarcus Nowden said Cynthia Powell, 52, was walking west on Cantrell Road.
As Powell crossed U.S. 79, she stepped into the path of a 2000 Toyota driven by George Bloom, 22, of Pine Bluff, that was southbound on the highway, Nowden said.
Chief Deputy Coroner David Westbrook pronounced Powell dead at the scene and listed the cause of death as multiple blunt force trauma.
The accident was reported at 6:51 p.m. Saturday and the report said Bloom was not injured. The death was the 27th reported on the state’s highways this year.