A 41-year-old North Vancouver man was taken to Lions Gate Hospital with head injuries for observation Feb. 12 after being struck by car as he crossed the street at an intersection.
The man was crossing Chesterfield Avenue at 15th Street just after 7 p.m. Friday night when he was hit by a grey Honda CRV as the driver made a left turn from 15th on to Chesterfield.
The vehicle struck the man in the right leg, tossing him on to the hood where his head hit the windshield. Paramedics arrived and took the man to hospital for a CT scan and observation.
He has since been released. Lack of visibility is a possible factor in the accident, said Cpl. Richard De Jong, spokesman for the North Vancouver RCMP, adding the driver may have been temporarily blinded by the lights of oncoming traffic. The investigation is continuing, but no charges are currently being contemplated against the 67-year-old North Vancouver man who was driving the SUV.
Meanwhile, a pedestrian who sustained serious head injuries after being hit by a car on West Vancouver's Marine Drive Feb. 11 is still in the intensive care unit in critical but stable condition, according to West Vancouver police.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. when an 80-year-old driver ran into a 50-year-old man and the dog he was walking in the middle of a marked crosswalk.
