THE?pedestrian killed when she was hit by a car as she crossed a road in Guildford has been named by police as 67-year-old local woman, Kathleen Roodhouse.
She had just posted some letters in Moorfield Road, on the Slyfield industrial estate, at about 5pm on Tuesday, and was crossing back to her car when she was struck by a red Peugeot 405.
Meanwhile, two men were taken to hospital on Thursday morning after a car that?failed to stop for police in Normandy came off the road and hit a tree, and a teenage girl was badly hurt in a hit-and-run crash near Guildford Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon.
Police said an inquest into Ms Roodhouse's death had been opened and adjourned.
She had parked her Vauxhall Omega in a lay-by in Moorfield Road and was heading back to it when the accident happened.
The Surrey Air Ambulance attended the scene. A spokesperson said Ms Roodhouse had suffered?head, facial and leg injuries and that she had a "traumatic cardiac arrest".
The Normandy incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission due to the involvement of a marked police vehicle.
A red Peugeot 106 failed to stop for the officers on the A322 just before 1am on Thursday, and then shortly afterwards it flipped over and crashed into a tree on the A323 Aldershot Road
The 19-year-old driver of the vehicle suffered serious head injuries and his 21-year-old passenger sustained serious neck injuries. They were both taken to the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford.
The road was closed for a number of hours while investigators examined the scene but it was re-opened shortly after 6am.
Firefighter Joe Reynolds attended the crash, and he said: "One of the lads was sitting on the pavement when we got there, and the other was trapped in the car.
"It took us the best part of an hour to get him out. If the car had been on fire they would not have survived."
The hit-and-run incident happened at around 4.30pm on Wednesday at the junction of Ridgemount and Cathedral Close.
The 16-year-old local girl was struck by a car which did not stop and carried on travelling towards the railway station.
She suffered head and leg injuries and was taken to the Royal Surrey where her condition was described as stable.
The saloon-type vehicle involved was described as?being medium-sized and?grey-coloured,?and was?likely to have sustained damage to its windscreen.
Anyone with information about the Normandy incident should call the Surrey Police Collision Investigation Unit on 01483 639922, quoting reference?P10367703. For the Guildford hit-and-run crash,?use reference P10367210.
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