The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, April 4, 1995                 TAG: 9504040357
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: METRO BRIEFS 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

WOMAN WHO WANDERED INTO TRAFFIC DIES

A woman in her 70s was killed Monday afternoon after she wandered into traffic in the 1200 block of N. Military Highway near Janaf Shopping Center, police said.

The woman was walking north on the highway when she stepped out into traffic and was hit by a 1994 Chevrolet pickup, police said. She died at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Police think the woman had left a nearby Wal-Mart store before the accident.

The woman was not carrying identification, police said. She had gray hair and was 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 140 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Line at 441-5100.

KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT TRAFFIC FATALITY PEDESTRIAN by CNB