A Sixteenth Street man is recuperating after being hit by a car. City-TV photo.
A Sixteenth Street man was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle as he stepped on the road to slow it down, witnesses say.
The incident occurred near Sixteenth and New Toronto Streets just after 3 p.m. on February 21, police said.
The driver remained on the scene.
“He had his hands up and had just stepped out on the street to slow down the car when he was hit,” one woman said. “It was terrible.”
Witnesses said the man tried to slow down a car when hit.
Sixteenth Street was shut for some time and later reopened.
Witness said there has been concerns about vehicles speeding down a stretch of road.
It is not known if or what charges were laid.