Elk Grove police say Hess was jogging across Laguna Boulevard when hit by a pickup truck. Hess was thrown 50 feet on impact. She was not responsive when taken to a local hospital.
Police said that at about 8 a.m. Hess stepped off the curb on Laguna Boulevard near Laguna Park Drive and was hit by the vehicle. The 32-year-old driver of the truck, who had his 7-year-old daughter in the vehicle with him, was traveling eastbound on Laguna Boulevard.
An investigation has revealed that the driver, an Elk Grove resident, ran a red light, according to police spokesman officer Chris Trim. The driver stayed at the scene.
"The light had been red for several seconds," when the driver's pickup entered the intersection," Trim said today. Laguna Boulevard and Laguna Park Drive is a four-way intersection controlled by traffic lights.