Two People Hit By Vehicle on West Street
A vehicle struck two pedestrians at the intersection of West Street and Old Solomons Island Road in Annapolis at about noon on Friday.
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Two pedestrians were rushed to separate hospitals Friday after a vehicle struck them at the intersection of West Street and Old Solomons Island Road Friday.
Annapolis Fire Dept. John Bowes said a woman, 66, was taken to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
Bowes said the other patient whose gender and age are were not determined at this time was transported to Anne Arundel Medical Center with minor, nonlife-threatening injuries.
He said he did not know the make and model of the vehicle.
Annapolis Police blocked outbound traffic on West Street prior to Old Solomons Island Road for about 20 minutes after the accident, according to the department's Facebook Page.
Erin Foxmann
8:16 am on Saturday, August 4, 2012
I drive this section of West street a couple times a day. Many drivers ignore honoring the pedestrian crosswalks when pedestrians are waiting on the side. Many pedestrians also cross at non-crosswalk locations. We need to improve our driver-pedestrian interactions, especially on this active corridor on West Street . Reliably and consistently stopping for pedestrians waiting to cross at crosswalks will encourage more pedestrians to use the appropriate crosswalk locations, and, most importantly keep all citizens safe as they get where they need to go. This is occurring from the center of downtown to the West Street Circle, but not further west. How often are injuries occurring on West Street from Rt. 2 into downtown at the West Street Circle?