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Pedestrian Hit on Butler Avenue

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Last Friday evening a 64-year-old woman from West St. Paul was crossing Butler Avenue when a driver stuck the pedestrian with his vehicle.

Condition: The pedestrian had a head wound and was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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Driver: The driver, a 27-year-old male from St. Paul, is the one who called 911 and is fully cooperating with the investigation.

Impairment: Police said the driver showed no signs of impairment, but the pedestrian did. According to police, “the officer could detect a strong odor of alcohol” from the pedestrian.

Where: The pedestrian was crossing Butler near Livingston but not in a crosswalk, according to a preliminary investigation by the police.

Next: The case is still under investigation and no citations have yet been issued.

Trend: Another pedestrian was hit while crossing Robert Street last month.

Editor’s note: This story is based on police accounts available at the time, which may change and can inherently give a one-sided report of the incident.

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