SAVANNAH — A 62-year-old woman was struck attempting to cross a Savannah street Tuesday.

The Savannah Police Department’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating the crash that resulted in serious injuries to the pedestrian, identified as Diane Parham.

At about 6 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at W. Bryan Street.

Police say a preliminary investigation revealed that 32-year-old Randolph Bartlett, 32, who was traveling in a 2010 Honda Fit, was making a left turn from W. Bryan Street onto southbound MLK Boulevard when his vehicle struck Parham while she was crossing MLK Boulevard from east to west.

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Officers continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Parham was transported to Memorial Medical Center with serious injuries.