Woman struck and killed in Tempe by U-Haul driver

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TEMPE, Ariz. - A woman died after being hit by a driver of a U-Haul truck on Friday in Tempe, police say.

The crash happened on Friday, April 21 around 6:10 p.m. near McClintock Drive and Curry Road.

"Preliminary investigation indicates that the U-Haul truck was traveling northbound on McClintock Dr when it made a westbound turn into a private drive prior to Curry Rd and struck the victim who was traveling in an unknown direction on the sidewalk," police said.

The woman was later identified as 60-year-old Diana Piastowski.

Impairment isn't a factor that led to the crash, police say, and they stayed on the scene as police investigated.

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