ORANGE, Texas — Police in Orange are investigating the death of a 52-year-old woman who died after being struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning.
Nikki Danene Smith, 52, was taken by ambulance to a Beaumont hospital where she later died according to Jefferson County Precinct One Justice of the Peace Ben Collins, Sr.
City of Orange Police officers were sent to the 600 block of Martin Luther King Jr Dr at about 5:40 a.m. Thursday after a 911 caller told them a woman had been struck according to a news release from police.
When officers arrived Smith was found unresponsive alongside the road.
12News spoke with Jefferson County Justice of the Peace Collins who confirmed he had ordered an autopsy. Judge Collins said when Smith was found she had someone else's ID and at first it was thought that she was a different woman from Louisiana.
The autopsy was scheduled to be carried out Friday.
About six hours after she was found, City of Orange Police officers were at the scene continuing to investigate.
Detectives are continuing to investigate and police say the driver in the incident is cooperating with them.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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