The 44-year-old woman was taken to Central Maine Medical Center, where she died from her injuries, according to police.

A woman is dead after she was hit by a vehicle early Monday morning in Lewiston. Police said Jessica Sawyer, 44, of Lewiston, was crossing Main Street at about 4:30 a.m. when she was hit by a pickup truck driven by a 31-year-old man from Auburn.

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