KSP: California woman dies after being struck by car on I-75 while chasing escaped pet in Rockcastle Co.

ROCKCASTLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – A California woman died Monday after she was reportedly struck by a vehicle on Interstate 75 in Rockcastle County while trying to retrieve a pet that had escaped from her car following a separate crash.

Kentucky State Police reported that 33-year-old Morabia Siddhi Suresh of Fremont, California, had been involved in an initial collision on I-75 northbound near the 62-mile marker. She exited her vehicle and entered the travel portion of the roadway while chasing her pet, which had escaped from her car, KSP said.

While attempting to retrieve the pet, Siddhi Suresh was struck by a Chevrolet Malibu, KSP noted.

Siddhi Suresh was transported to Rockcastle Regional Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead by the Rockcastle County Coroner’s Office from injuries stustained in the crash, according to KSP.

The collision is under investigation.