Pedestrian
struck on Court Square Wednesday
Photo
by Jon Mayehw/TCS
A
pedestrian was struck in the
crosswalk at North Aspen Street and
the Court Square Wednesday afternoon.
By
Jon Mayhew
April 28, 2011 –
Signs are clearly marked
“Watch for Pedestrians”
along the Court Square and in
crosswalks throughout Main Street
in downtown Lincolnton.
However, one driver did not seem
to heed the advice.
A driver of a white SUV has been
cited for striking a pedestrian
on the north side of Court Square
and North Aspen Street just
before noon.
Lincolnton Police officer Richard
Harrington said he witnessed the
incident around 11:45am.
“I was coming out of the
Courthouse,” said
Harrington.
The driver was cited for striking
the pedestrian. The victim was
taken to Carolinas Medical Center
Lincoln with non-life threatening
injuries according to police.
Officers said the driver of the
SUV looked both ways before
pulling through the intersection.
They said he didn’t look to
the right a second time and the
victim stepped through the cross
walk.
The outer loop of north Court
Square was temporarily blocked
for authorities to tend to the
victim and for Officer Harrington
to investigate the incident.
The pedestrian is expected to be
OK.
The investigation continued as of
Wednesday afternoon.
