PIKE COUNTY, AL. (THECOUNT) — Sherry Simmons Adams, of Goshen, Alabama, has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck Friday night by a teen driver in Pike County.

Adams, 57, died following a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision involving a teenage driver in Troy Friday night.

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According to reports, Adams was on-foot in the area of Highway 231 and CR-3304 in Troy, when she was struck by a Chevrolet Equinox operated by a 17-year-old.

Adams was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

No further information was released about the driver or any possible charges pending.

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Geo quick facts: Pike County is located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 33,009. Its county seat is Troy. Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806 – Wikipedia.