PEDESTRIAN STRUCK THURSDAY NIGHT

By Jon Mayhew

LINCOLNTON -- A woman is injured after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night near Salem Church and Keener Roads.

As of early Friday morning, police were still investigating the incident and couldn't comment on the extent of the woman's injuries. The Carolina Scoop learned she was 24-years-old and was discovered in a ditch by a passing motorist.

The woman was carrying a flashlight and the passing motorist saw the flashlight coming out of the ditch.

The woman was walking down the road at the time of the incident, which was reported around 11pm.

The unidentified victim was taken by Lincoln EMS to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Police are still investigating the incident.