[nagdu] Blind pedestrian struck, killed while walking with guide dog in Maine

[Ginger Kutsch]

Blind pedestrian struck, killed while walking with guide dog in Maine

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  

August 19, 2014 

 

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SURRY, Maine - Police say a blind pedestrian has been killed in Maine's
Hancock County.

 

Police say 54-year-old James Miekka (MEE'-kah) was walking along Toddy Pond
Road with his guide dog when he was struck by a sport utility vehicle on
Tuesday.

 

The motorist, 27-year-old Robert Elliott of Surry, told police that sun
obscured his vision, and he rendered aid until help arrived. WNSX-TM reports
that Miekka's dog is being cared for by a friend.

 

The death remains under investigation.

 

Miekka, a former physics teacher, created an artificial vision device that
helped him practice target shooting despite being totally blind. He's also
credited with devising the so-called "Hindenburg Omen," a formula aimed at
projecting a stock market meltdown that has received attention in the
financial press over the years.

 

Source:
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/285b8f3f84014f0fbb98e12860fa0d9d/ME--P
edestrian-Killed-Maine