The woman, identified by her family as 60-year-old Cynthia Romero, was a stroke victim who was paralyzed on one side of her body. She was killed in her wheelchair, and her family is now calling for safety improvements along the busy roadway.
Authorities say Romero was struck by a car around 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Her family says she was leaving the Hard Rock Casino, where she had been earlier, and was heading home nearby.
The California Highway Patrol says the driver remained at the scene. When officers arrived, they performed life-saving measures, but Romero died in the roadway.
"I've learned recently that the casino has bought out all this land from here to there with plans for hotels and everything else that attracts people to come here," said Morales.
"These things need to happen now," said Morales. "Just hearing the cars go by, it is at such a great speed. It's a freeway out here. It's a highway, but it's like a freeway out here."
"This is not the first fatality, and I don't believe it will be the last if they don't do something," said Morales.
Construction for the Highway 70 connector project is expected to begin this year.
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