Portland police say a

on Southeast Powell Boulevard is dead.

Sgt. Pete Simpson, a spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau, said the woman attempted to cross Southeast Powell at about 6:25 p.m. in the 13300 block from south to north when she was struck by an eastbound GMC Yukon driven by a 67-year-old man. There is no crosswalk there, Simpson said.

Simpson said the driver stopped and is cooperating with investigators; there is no indication that he was impaired.The woman was wearing dark clothing and attempted to cross the road in dense fog at night, Simpson said.

"It's not the best place to try to cross the street," he said. The woman died a Portland hospital.

Safety issues have been a

who live in neighborhoods near Powell that are east of 82nd Avenue.

Recently, state Rep. Shemia Fagan used a corner of Powell only three blocks away from Friday's accident to rail against the area's dangers.

The name of the woman and the driver will be released at 4 p.m. Saturday, Simpson said.

--Stuart Tomlinson