JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- An crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle resulted in the death of one person in Jefferson County.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office reported 83-year-old Charles Cimera was struck by a 2009 Mercedes in his yard on September 11. Deputies found Cimera unresponsive and severely injured on a property in the 16000-block of North Casey Pike Lane.

The sheriff's office said the driver, identified as 75-year-old Veena K. Gupta from Mt. Vernon, was driving the Mercedes. After the collision, the Jefferson County Coroner declared Cimera deceased at the scene.

"Gupta's vehicle struck a tree and stopped in a neighboring yard, after striking Cimera," said the Sheriff's Office in a news release.

The sheriff's office stated preliminary evidence indicated Gupta d

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