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By Joanne Huist Smith, Staff Writer Updated 10:10 AM Monday, August 2, 2010

A 42-year-old woman struck by a car while walking her dog in Harrison Township died early Sunday, August 1.

Deputies of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, around 1:14 a.m. found the woman and her medium-sized dog lying in the roadway. Both were deceased.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Rebecca Thompson of Harrison Twp. Investigators determined she had been walking south on Payne Avenue near Division Avenue when the two were struck by a vehicle that did not stop after the crash.

Deputies learned that the vehicle was a white and gray 1992 Chevrolet S-10 pick-up truck driven by a 24-year-old man who was traveling south on Payne Avenue. The vehicle was located on Plainfield Road in the city of Kettering.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Jimmie Picklesimer, who was arrested at 5:50 a.m. Sunday and booked into the Montgomery County Jail in connection with this incident. He has not been charged.

According to Dayton Municipal Court records, Picklesimer was convicted in 2006 for driving without a license and in 2007 on a charge of public intoxication.

The victim’s mother Mary Lou King of Harrison Twp. said deputies traced her daughter’s identity through her pet’s Ohio Dog License.

Thompson had two dogs, but just one was with her Sunday morning, a dog that resembled a miniature Sheltie, her mother said.

“She loved animals,” King said. “If she saw animals being mistreated, she took them in. She’d look for ways to find them homes.”

King said her daughter also liked to camp and fish, a sport she learned from her grandfather.

Thompson, who received Social Security Disability, suffered from osteoporosis and she had broken her leg in a fall at home about 1.5 years ago. She had shattered her leg in several places and spent four months recuperating in a nursing home, her mother said.

“She told us lately that she was starting to walk more and that she was getting exercise,” King said.

Charges are pending against the driver and the incident remains under investigation.

Thompson also is survived by her step-father Donnie King of Harrison Township and three adult sons.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2362 or josmith@DaytonDailyNews.com.Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2362 or josmith@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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