Gardner man struck by mirror of passing vehicle
A PEDESTRIAN was injured when struck by the outside mirror of a vehicle in the 1200 block of Liberty Street about 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 10.
Craig Male, 51, 8340 Coster Road, Gardner, was taken to Morris Hospital for treatment.
Sgt. Gregg Sager reported Christina Sundin, 24, Frankfort, was driving southbound in the 1200 block of Liberty St. Male was outside of his truck, which was parked legally along the street.
Sundin told Sgt. Sager she looked away, then heard the passenger side mirror on her Dodge strike something. She looked in her mirror and saw the truck and a man standing by it.
Sgt. Sager reported Sundin became scared and drove to Minooka. When she saw the damage to her car, she called police.
Male said he was getting something from his truck when he heard the car and jumped against the driver's door of his vehicle. Male was struck by the mirror on Sundin's car and pushed into the mirror on his pickup truck.
