WALKER, Mich. — The Walker Police Department says a 57-year-old pedestrian attempting to cross the road Tuesday afternoon was struck and injured.
The car vs. pedestrian crash happened just before 1 p.m. in the 3300 block of Alpine Ave. NW.
According to a police report, two pedestrians were trying to cross the road when a 20-year-old Rockford driver struck one of them while headed northbound on Alpine NW.
Authorities said the pedestrians were midblock and not in a crosswalk at the time.
Police said the 57-year-old Walker resident who was struck suffered serious injuries. The driver and the other pedestrian were not hurt.
First responders shut down a portion of the road while crews tended to the injured and cleaned up the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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