A man was injured in a collision with a vehicle at the St. George RV Park Campground, St. George, Utah, Dec 13, 2015 | Photo by Don Gilman, St. George News
ST. GEORGE — A man was taken to Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George after he was knocked down by a green GMC pickup truck while crossing the street Sunday.
A truck hit a pedestrian in the St. George RV Park Campground when, police said, he was temporarily blinded by the sun. St. George, Utah, Dec. 13, 2015 | Photo by Don Gilman, St. George News
The driver of the pickup was coming out of the St. George RV Park Campground on Middleton Drive Sunday evening, St George Police Officer Dave Bithell said, when the setting sun temporarily blinded his forward vision. He failed to see a man crossing the street in fro
nt of him and knocked the man to the ground.
The driver said he was only doing 2-3 mph when the accident occurred, Bithell said.
“I don’t know what his injuries are,” Bithell said. “I know he was transported and I did see some facial abrasions and some abrasions on his knuckles.”
St. George Fire Department responded to an injured pedestrian in the St. George RV Park Campground St. George, Utah, Dec. 13, 2015 | Photo by Don Gilman, St. George News
The pedestrian was transported to Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George for evaluation.
As the incident took place on private property, Bithell said, no citations were issued.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.
St. George News Reporter Don Gilman contributed to this report.
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A native of Pacific Palisades, Calif., Ric was bitten by the news bug as a staff writer and associate editor of the Palisades High School Tideline. After school he entered the media as a radio personality, both playing music and reporting news. Ric moved to St. George in the 1980s and was the morning personality on all three major AM stations in town. An avid amateur radio operator, Ric is looking for a good band to play in, as he plays keyboards, bass and guitar. Ric, who currently is working on developing a lifestyle that doesn't require his presence, lives in the center of St. George with his partner Terri, two snoring dogs and too many neurotic cats.
Why does it make sense that no citations are issued when an injury accident occurs on private property? If it’s a crime, it’s a crime, right? (In this case, it was probably an accident caused by jaywalking, but still it would be nice to understand why the police don’t issue citations, simply because something happened on private property.)
Why does it make sense that no citations are issued when an injury accident occurs on private property? If it’s a crime, it’s a crime, right? (In this case, it was probably an accident caused by jaywalking, but still it would be nice to understand why the police don’t issue citations, simply because something happened on private property.)