Photo by Tony Di Domizio.
Police said the driver of the pickup did not see Diane Kopena as she crossed South Richardson Avenue at Columbia Avenue the afternoon of April 24
A 71-year-old Lansdale woman succumbed to severe head injuries at Jefferson Abington Hospital's ICU one week after being hit by a pickup truck at Columbia and South Richardson avenues Thursday, April 24 in Lansdale Borough's West Ward neighborhood, which remains under investigation by authorities.
Diane Thorpe Kopena was airlifted by JeffStat from Lansdale Hospital for treatment of severe head trauma, including skull fractures, facial damage, and bleeding on the brain.
According to Montgomery County emergency dispatch, Kopena was bleeding and unconscious following the accident around 4:28 p.m.
Police performed CPR and then VMSC Emergency Medical Services personnel took over. She was transported with potentially life-threatening injuries at 4:40 p.m., arriving four minutes later, and then was airlifted to Jefferson Abington shortly after 5 p.m.
Lansdale Police said the driver of a white 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck struck Kopena, as he made a left turn onto Richardson Avenue from eastbound Columbia Avenue.
Kopena was walking west on Columbia Avenue, crossing South Richardson.
Police said the pickup driver did not see Kopena while making the turn.
By Tony Di Domizio The intersection remained closed until 5:30 p.m.
Police said the crash is still under investigation and witnesses were questioned at the scene.
Call Lansdale Police at 215-368-1801 with any further information on the fatal accident.
