The woman who was killed after being hit by a car tending to a dog in the middle of a Las Vegas road Thursday night as been identified.

According to the Las Vegas coroner’s office, the woman was 57 year old Valerie Marie Roberts of an unknown place of residence.

Roberts was killed at 10 p.m. in the center lane of Boulder Highway near Harmon Avenue where she stopped to help another person give aid to a dog that had recently been hit by a car.

While standing beside her car, another vehicle traveling in the same lane approached, unaware of the stopped vehicle. The driver realized this too late and swerved just quick enough to avoid the car, but did not avoid colliding with Roberts.

She was taken to nearby Sunrise Hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later as a result of the trauma sustained in the collision.

The driver, 47 year old Steven Llewelyn, remained on the scene to answer questions for responding officers, and has not been charged for his role in the incident at this time.

There has been no information released about the other person tending to the downed dog, or the dog itself. A complete investigation is still ongoing at this time.

Though Llewelyn failed to notice the car in time to fully avoid the accident, a stopped car would be less than expected waiting in his path. Nevertheless, there should always be a clear focus on the road ahead, as obstacles can appear without any warning or reason.

However, It is unclear if the accident could have been avoided with a more attentive driver, the circumstances of the time and place could have made the vehicle too difficult to see in such low light.

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