PA Pedestrian Valerie Groce Dies In Hospital Following Friday Westminster MD-140 Crash

WESTMINSTER, MD. (THECOUNT) — Pennsylvania woman, Valerie Groce, of Altoona, has been identified as the pedestrian struck in a now fatal crash in Westminster, MD, Friday evening.

Groce, 43, died in the hospital as the result of injuries suffered after a pickup truck struck her at 7:59 p.m. while traveling through a green light on MD-140 in Westminster.

Valerie R. Groce, 43, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, died at Carroll Hospital Center on Saturday, Oct. 27, officials said.

Based on the preliminary investigation, authorities reported a 2017 Dodge pickup truck driving east on Route 40 was going through a green light, passing Center Street, when it hit Groce at 7:59 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26. source

The driver and passengers of the pickup were shaken but otherwise uninjured in the collision, officials said.

Alcohol nor speed were cited as factors for the driver in the crash, according to authorities.

Groce was transported to an area hospital where she later passed away of blunt force trauma injuries suffered in the collision.

The investigation. is ongoing.

Anyone with any additional information on the incident should contact police at 911.

Westminster is a city in northern Maryland, United States. A suburb of Baltimore, it is the seat of Carroll County. The city’s population was 18,590 at the 2010 census, according to Wikipedia.