August 30, 2022 9:50 a.m. 

A Roseburg woman died in a pedestrian versus vehicle accident in Green on Monday night.

An Oregon State Police report said just before 9:40 p.m. troopers and emergency personnel responded to Highway 42 near Landers Avenue. A preliminary investigation revealed that an eastbound SUV operated by a Roseburg woman struck a pedestrian who was in the lane of travel. The victim was identified as 59-year old Laura Pennington.

Pennington sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. The driver was not injured and cooperated with investigators at the scene.

The report said Highway 42 was closed for approximately three hours while the OSP Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated the scene.

OSP was assisted by several other agencies.