Woman hospitalized with ‘significant’ injuries after being hit by car in Glendale
Glendale police officers and forensics investigators work the scene at Monterey Road and Louise Street where a woman was struck by a car on Friday, May 13, 2016.
A 61-year-old Glendale woman was hospitalized Friday afternoon after getting struck by a car while crossing a street in Glendale, with a bag of groceries in hand, police said.
The woman was in a crosswalk heading east on Monterey Road when she was hit by a car making a left turn onto Louise Street, said Glendale police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot.
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The pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with “significant” injuries and was listed in critical condition.
She’d just been to the grocery store with her two friends, who were ahead of her in the crosswalk when she was struck.
A woman’s shoe remains near the front wheel of the car that struck her in Glendale on Friday, May 13, 2016.
Packages of frozen meals were strewn throughout the street, while a single shoe was left under the car.
The driver, a 69-year-old Glendale woman, remained at the scene for questioning. Police don’t believe alcohol was a factor in the collision.
As onlookers stopped to ask police questions about what happened and share their own stories of near-misses, Lightfoot reminded them to look both ways before crossing the street.
“Make eye contact with the driver and then cross,” she told them.
Detectives interviewed witnesses at the scene and are still investigating what caused the collision.
So far this year, three pedestrians have been killed in traffic collisions in Glendale.
In the most recent case on April 16, an 81-year-old Glendale man was crossing Broadway from Belmont Street when he was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver.
Police have identified a person of interest, but the investigation remains ongoing.
Also last month, a 33-year-old woman died after she was hit by a car while crossing illegally at Pacific Avenue and Glenoaks Boulevard.
In February, a 56-year-old man died the morning after he was hit by a car while jaywalking on Verdugo Road just south of Wilson Avenue.
