Pedestrian dies after car hits her near Turlock

TURLOCK -- A 26-year-old Turlock woman died early Wednesday after she was hit by a car on South Golden State Boulevard, south of Griffith Avenue near Turlock, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Whitney Manzano of Turlock walked east from the west shoulder of the road directly into the path of a 2005 Mazda driven by Carlos Desousa, 45, of Delhi.

The crash was reported at 2:27 a.m. Desousa was taken to Emanuel Medical Center with minor injuries.