According to police, the woman driving the vehicle that hit the man couldn’t see him until it was too late.
April 18, 2019 – 8:45 pm: Martin Weaver, 68, was killed while attempting to cross the street in his wheelchair in Texarkana on Thursday night. Tina Turner, 69, was driving the vehicle that hit him. Turner was not injured in the accident.
The crash took place on the 5300 block of North Stateline Avenue in Texarkana.
The preliminary investigation indicates that Turner was headed southbound on Stateline when the vehicle in front of her suddenly swerved to avoid Weaver. By the time she could see that Weaver was there, she was unable to avoid hitting him.
Weaver was killed in the crash, and his body has been taken in for autopsy. He was declared dead on the scene of the accident. Turner was not harmed in the accident.
The Texarkana Police Department is still investigating the crash, and asks anyone with any knowledge of the accident to contact them at (903) 798-3116.
The results of the autopsy are still pending, and more information will be made available to the public as it comes to light.
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