Woman riding on scooter killed by hit-and-run driver at Fort Worth intersection

A 71-year-old woman died early Sunday from injuries she suffered when a hit-and-run driver collided with a scooter she was riding, authorities said.

Police did not release any details Sunday on the hit-and-run vehicle.

The woman was identified as Patricia Winburn of Fort Worth. She was pronounced dead at 12:42 a.m. Sunday at John Peter Smith Hospital, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's website on Sunday. A ruling on her death is pending an autopsy.

The fatal accident occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m. Saturday at E. Maddox Ave and Belzise Terrace, police said.

Winburn was riding on a motorized scooter when she was hit by a vehicle, according to a preliminary police report.

"She sustained a head injury," Officer Brad Perez said in an email Sunday. "She was awake and talking when transported."

Winburn lived just a few blocks from the intersection where she was hit, according to records at the medical examiner's office.

This story was originally published May 27, 2018 at 9:31 AM with the headline "Woman riding on scooter killed by hit-and-run driver at Fort Worth intersection."