Brunswick police said that a pedestrian is expected to survive after they were struck by a vehicle on Pleasant Street.
Police say that the man was taken to a Maine Medical Center after a car-versus-pedestrian crash Wednesday evening in front of Pat’s Pizza. The man was allegedly crossing four lanes of “very busy” traffic, police said, when he was struck by a pickup truck.
Police say the man, who has not been named, was leaving the restaurant when the accident happened and had not used the traffic lights or crosswalk located 100 feet away.
Multiple good Samaritans treated the man until medical care arrived. Brunswick Rescue then transported him to the medical center with injuries that aren’t believed to be life threatening.
Witnesses say the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near the Shell gas station, which is across the street from the pizza restaurant.
Sarah Lane said she was driving north on Pleasant Street when she saw the accident happened around 4:30 p.m.
Lane said the road was dark when the accident happened but said she saw a person crossing the street at a portion of road with no crosswalk or intersection. She described the hit as “hard” and said she immediately pulled into the Shell station to call 911.
Police Chief Scott Stewart said that the driver was “following traffic” and not speeding. There are no charges pending for the pickup truck driver.
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