SANDY, Utah — A 55-year-old woman has been arrested and faces an impaired driving charge after allegedly striking and killing a man using a crosswalk Thursday in Sandy.
The 40-year-old man, identified as Joshua Perry, was hit by the vehicle at around 7 p.m. while in the crosswalk near 11000 South and 1000 East. The location of the accident is near Alta High School.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Perry's family with funeral costs.
When police arrived at the scene, they say the driver, 55-year-old Zoe Carisa Blankenstein, was in the front seat of a Ford Escape with its hazard lights on.
Officers spoke with Blankenstein, who stated she had been in a crash where her vehicle struck someone. Investigators say Blankenstein's vehicle had damage to the front bumper, hood, and side mirror.
When Blankenstein got out of the vehicle, police say they could smell alcohol on her breath, and her speech was slurred.
Detectives asked her how much alcohol she had before driving, and Blankenstein told officers she had one beer at dinner and was going home from a birthday party. Officers asked Blankenstein to comply with field sobriety tests, but she refused.
Police say Blankenstein also originally refused to submit to a blood test, but when read the refusal admonition, submitted.
