On July 9, an elderly pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck in western Pennsylvania. According to this article on Philly.com, a 79-year-old man was struck as he was crossing a city street. He died of blunt force trauma.
The man lived at an assisted living center in Altoona, PA.
The article did not report if the 28-year-old man driving the pickup was injured.
Pedestrian accidents account for 9.7% of all traffic crash deaths, according to the PA Department of Transportation. Elderly pedestrians, although involved in fewer pedestrian crashes, are more likely to be killed if struck by a moving vehicle. Twenty-six pedestrians over the age of 75 died in 2008. And, 69% of all pedestrian deaths that year were males. [...]
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