The Joplin Police Department identifies the woman who was struck by an SUV and killed in a weekend accident in a Sam's Club parking lot.

 69 year old Connie Bennett of Columbus, KS, was walking across the Sam's Club parking lot on Hammons Boulevard around 11:30am on Saturday morning. An SUV was turning slowly from the main drive in front of the store into a parking lot aisle when it struck Bennett. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she later died.

The driver of the SUV remained on the scene and was not cited. The investigation is ongoing.