Pedestrian Injured in Traffic Accident
Posted/updated on: December 15, 2014 at 9:59 am
TYLER — Tyler Police respond to an accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian. It happened just before 7:00 Saturday night at the intersection of South Vine and 2nd Street. According to officers, a silver car was traveling north on South Vine in the inside lane when it struck a 46-year-old male pedestrian who was crossing the street in a motorized wheelchair. Officials said the pedestrian was not crossing at a crosswalk. The pedestrian was transported to East Texas Medical Center with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The female driver was not injured. Officers said there were no signs of the driver being intoxicated. No citations were issued and the driver wasn’t found to be at fault for the accident.
