Joliet, IL – A 74-year-old woman was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon after being struck and pinned beneath a vehicle in the parking lot of the Walmart on West Jefferson Street, according to Joliet police.
According to the department’s report, officers responded to the scene around 2:18 p.m. on October 7 for a report of a pedestrian hit by a car. Preliminary findings indicate that a Chevrolet Cruze, driven by a 37-year-old man, backed out of a parking stall and collided with a Ford Escape that was waiting for another vehicle to exit.
Police say the female passenger from the Ford Escape exited to check the damage and speak with the driver when the Chevrolet Cruze allegedly began reversing again, striking the woman and knocking her to the ground. The driver then reportedly moved forward, pinning her beneath the vehicle and colliding with an unoccupied parked car.
Bystanders in the parking lot intervened to help the victim and prevent the driver from continuing to move the vehicle, police added.
The woman was taken by the Joliet Fire Department to St. Joseph Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Cruze was detained and questioned at the Joliet Police Department before being released pending further investigation.
The crash remains under active investigation by the Joliet Police Department Traffic Unit.
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