(Updated) — A woman from Pottawattamie County was struck and killed during an SUV versus pedestrian accident Thursday morning, in Shelby County. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 50-year old Patsy Ann Maria Nuzum, of Avoca. The Iowa State Patrol reports Nuzum was struck by a 2005 Chevy Trail Blazer, as she was walking south in the northbound lane of Highway 59, about one-quarter of a mile north of 700th Street. The accident happened at around 5:52-a.m., as the SUV, driven by 20-year old Kourtnie Birgenheier, of Harlan, was passing a pickup truck pulling a trailer, as both vehicles were traveling south on Highway 59. Nuzum came to rest in the east ditch after she was struck. She died at the scene.

The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol, who were assisted by Deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’ Office, Harlan Police and Harlan Fire Department.