Pedestrian Killed In Novato Was 70-Year-Old Woman

NOVATO, CA – A woman struck by a vehicle and killed Friday evening while crossing a street in Novato was identified as Bev Hobie, a 70-year-old resident from Novato, according to authorities.

Hobie at 6:07 p.m. was reportedly not in a marked crosswalk when attempting to cross South Novato Boulevard and was hit by a car, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said.

Responding paramedics found the woman suffering from "multiple traumatic injuries" and unresponsive beneath the vehicle, deputies said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

A forensic post mortem examination and toxicology testing are scheduled for later this week, officials said.

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