Woman struck and killed by car in Westport after walking into traffic following argument with boyfriend

State police said their investigation determined that the victim had been traveling in a car on Route 195 east with her boyfriend when they got into an argument and she exited the vehicle

Shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, state police and Westport Fire and EMS responded to a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Route 195 east in Westport. They found the pedestrian, identified as Sherry M. Henderson, of New Bedford, in the road with fatal injuries. The vehicle that struck the woman, a 2010 Ford Fusion driven by a 21-year-old New Bedford woman, remained at the scene of the crash.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of the Ford Fusion was headed east on Route 195 in Westport, from Fall River to New Bedford, when she noticed the vehicle in front of her move over into the middle lane. The Fusion then struck the victim, who was on foot, and the driver immediately pulled over and called 911.

The boyfriend drove away from the scene before first responders arrived. A short time later, he called New Bedford Police to report that Henderson had been struck on the highway. State police then interviewed the boyfriend.

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