Pedestrian killed in downtown Salem remembered as “great public servant”

A longtime local government worker died Monday afternoon after a driver struck her as she was crossing the street in downtown Salem.

The Salem Police Department said a driver hit Denise VanDyke, 54, around 2:30 p.m. as she was crossing State Street at the intersection with Northeast High Street.

VanDyke stepped into the marked crosswalk when the pedestrian crossing light was on, police said. A van, driven by Teresa Sue Cook, 57, turned onto State…