[Nfbf-l] FW: [nagdu] Guide dog user run down

[Holly]

Wow! That goes to show that we need to do more education on pedestrian
safety laws.
Holly

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Sherrill O'Brien <
sherrill.obrien at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Reading this article probably causes all of us to be a little more hesitant
> to go walking on our mean streets.  It sounds as though this poor guy from
> Minnesota was going above and beyond what he needed to do to be safe.
>
> Sherrill
>
> Update: Blind man run over at busy intersection, in critical condition
> Update 4:50 P.M.
>
> Update 4:50 P.M.
> By:
> Gretchen Schlosser,
> West Central Tribune
>
> WILLMAR — A 58-year-old Willmar man, who is blind, is in critical
> condition after he was run over by a vehicle and sustained chest injuries
> around 6 p.m.
> Monday at the intersection of First Street and 19th Avenue.
>
> According to police reports, Thomas Dennis Sykora was walking south,
> crossing 19th Avenue in the crosswalk. He was using white cane and a guide
> dog while
> wearing a bright yellow jacket with reflective tape, when he was struck
> and run over by a 2002 Ford pickup driven by Gary Lee Mattson, 55, of
> Willmar.
> Mattson allegedly left the scene, but was located later by law enforcement
> officers.
>
> Sykora was taken by Willmar Ambulance to Rice Memorial Hospital and was
> later airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital, where he was listed in critical
> condition
> as of 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. A witness reported seeing the vehicle stop, pull
> out to turn and then running over the pedestrian.
>
> A Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s deputy was immediately on the scene and
> provided medical assistance to Sykora.
>
> The incident remains under investigation by the Willmar Police Department.
>
> Sykora’s guide dog, Nectar, did not appear to be injured in the incident.
>
>
>
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