(Council Bluffs, IA) [UPDATED 8-a.m.] – A woman from Nebraska died after being struck by a vehicle Thursday evening, in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police, the accident occurred at around 5:47-p.m. near 8th Street and Kanesville Boulevard. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that an eastbound car driven by 72-year-old Dennis Stark, of Council Bluffs, struck 47-year-old Heidi Divis, of Omaha, as she was crossing Kanesville Blvd., walking northbound through the intersection against the walk signal. The car was traveling east through the intersection with a yellow light when the vehicle struck Divis, who died at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha. .

Authorities say Stark was showing signs of impairment. A search warrant was granted to obtain his blood sample. The incident remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Department Traffic Unit.