On 01/06/16 at approximately 18:25 PM, the Lincoln City Police Department responded to a report of a female struck by a vehicle on NW 17th Street, near US Highway 101. When Officers arrived, they found 52-year-old, Lincoln City resident, Rhonda Lynn Chapman, injured in the roadway being aided by passers-by.
Chapman and another pedestrian had been walking Westbound on NW17th Street, near Maxwell’s on the Coast bar and Grill, moments before the incident. Chapman was struck by a motorist that left the scene prior to police arrival. Chapman was transported by ambulance to the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital where she died from injuries sustained during the crash.
The incident is currently under investigation and anyone with any information, or knowledge of incident is urged to call the Lincoln City Police, Officer Tim Delugach, or Detective David Broderick at (541) 994-3636.