63-year-old woman fatally hit trying to cross Highway 90

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A 63-year-old Brookhaven woman was reportedly hit and killed on Highway 90 Saturday night.

Biloxi Police responded to the 1700 block of Beach Boulevard around 10:27 p.m. and located witnesses to the wreck. Witnesses told police a woman tried to cross the highway between McDonnell and Rodenberg Avenues from the south when an eastbound vehicle hit her.

Police said the driver immediately stopped, attempted to help the woman and remained on scene until authorities arrived.

Harrison County Deputy Coroner Whitney Valles identified the woman as 63-year-old Tina Mazer from Brookhaven.

Police said the driver showed no signs of impairment and told police he tried to swerve to avoid hitting the woman. Mazer was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries.