PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) -- Police say a former Pasadena City Council member has died after being hit by a vehicle while she was out shopping at Macroplaza Mall.
Patricia Riley was leaving the Palais Royal store on Pasadena Boulevard Monday morning when police say a driver in a white Chevrolet truck hit her in the crosswalk.
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Riley was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital by Life Flight, where she was pronounced dead.
The Pasadena Police Department remembered Riley as not only a city council member, but an active member of its Police Academy Alumni Association.
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"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Riley family as we all mourn the loss of such an integral part of our city's history," a Pasadena Police statement reads, in part.
No charges are pending at this time, but police said they are still investigating.