MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — A Merritt Island woman was struck and killed as she tried to walk across Courtenay Parkway on Tuesday night.

The crash happened at Courtenay Parkway near Hickory Avenue on Merritt Island at about 9 p.m. 

Investigators say a 2001 Toyota four-door was heading north when it struck the 46-year-old woman, later identified as Julie Rainelli. 

She was not crossing at a controlled intersection, troopers said.