Woman dies after being hit by car in McDonald’s parking lot

WHITE OAK, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - A woman died after being hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, authorities said.White Oak police responded to the fatal crash around 4:35 p.m. Oct. 21 in the McDonald’s parking lot in the 600 block of East U.S. Highway 80.During the investigation, officers determined a woman walked out of the building, crouched in the driveway and began looking in her purse when a vehicle drove around the building and hit her, authorities said.Officers determined the woman was not visible to the driver due to rounding a blind corner and the woman being so low to the ground, according to a release.Paramedics took the woman to a hospital, where she later died, according to the release.Police determined the crash was an accident, and no criminal charges will be filed, according to the release.“Any incident involving the loss of life is a tragedy,” a department spokesperson wrote. “Our thoughts are with the family of the victim.”