An Edgewood couple is dead after being hit by a driver while crossing the street on a busy road. Flowers were placed on the side of the road near the corner of Eighth Street East and 106th Avenue Court East to remember the tragedy. “This is very uncommon because you had two people that were hit by a vehicle and it was during the day,” said Sgt. Darren Moss Jr. with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. In the Pacific Northwest, the weather can be unpredictable. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said unlike Monday’s dense fog in Edgewood, Sunday was clear and sunny when a driver hit and killed an elderly couple around 1:30 p.m. A 72-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man were crossing the street after attending service at Salvation Baptist Church. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/edgewood-couple-killed-crossing-street-after-church-service/281-9f6c5a1c-53bb-4ac3-a941-396d1d966957