Ronda Lynn Leatherwood, a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, was killed on Saturday afternoon after being hit by a truck in Tucson.
Leatherwood, a 31-year-old mother of three, was getting ready to get married. Her fiance, Lewis "Billy" Parks, said they were going to go shopping for a blue wedding dress because blue was her favorite color.
The driver hit Leatherwood as she was crossing a street with Parks. It is not known whether the driver was drinking.
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Truck ends woman's plans for wedding
(The Arizona Daily Star 4/12)
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Tohono O'odham woman killed before wedding date
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
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