(Michigan City, IN) - An elderly woman has died after hit by a motor vehicle outside a Michigan City polling place on Election Day.  The victim was 92 year old Virginia Bobillo.

 

Police said the Michigan City woman was struck by the vehicle in the parking lot of the Michigan City Fire Department Administrative Building at 2510 East Michigan Boulevard.  Emergency responders found her unconscious with a severe head injury.  Police said Bobillo was taken to Franciscan Health and later transferred to a hospital in Chicago where she passed away.

 

The accident occurred just after 9:30 Tuesday morning.  The building was open to voters at the time.  Police did not reveal if Bobillo was going there to vote or had just finished voting.

 

The name of the driver also was not revealed.  Police said the driver was given a standard blood alcohol test and they’re still waiting for the results of the testing as part of the ongoing investigation.

 

More information will be released if charges are filed in the case.