23-year-old struck, killed while crossing Highway 153

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Ashley Marie Morris, 23, died from injuries sustained when she was struck by a vehicle this morning on Hwy. 153. She was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The driver, Ricky Hughes, 33, didn't see the victim when she walked out in front of the vehicle on the 5200 block of Hwy. 153 in an area where there are no streetlights, according to a spokesperson with the Chattanooga Police Department.

Witnesses told police that Hughes would have had no time to react when Morris ran across the highway. Hughes stopped after the incident and stayed to be interviewed by police.

The northbound road was closed until 9 a.m. with one southbound lane open to northbound traffic.

The incident was reported at 4:22 a.m.

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