This is a tragedy no matter the spin offered by the commenters within this site.

No presumed factor changes the end result, within an individual was killed, and another individual killed them,

The demographic of the victim, nor the demographic of the driver matters not,

The why of the individual was within the roadway matters not,whether the sidewalk/bikepath was clogged (I have walked upon many a berm within mine own day)

The why of the Driver that did not avoid them matters greatly as an operator of a vehicle must be aware of their surroundings, front, back, and side to side at all times.

Whether the pedestrian should not have been within the roadway, it is up to the operator of the vehicle to take care so as not to strike whatever is in front of them, be it a pedestrian, moose, or another vehicle.

Someone is dead.

Yes, of course, a pedestrian is responsible unto themselves for their own safety whilst walking within a roadway, and should do so facing traffic so they can move.