A vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash was reported about 11:42 a.m. at Patterson Road and 29 Road. Emergency crews, including ambulance and fire units, and law enforcement were responding with lights and sirens to the scene.
Radio traffic indicated a roughly 70-year-old male was struck; he was reported conscious and breathing but bleeding from his head. Dispatch said the striking vehicle may have left the scene was described as a Jeep Cherokee. EMS is on scene evaluating the pedestrians injuries. Northbound on 29 Road is blocked by the incident.
Details are based on live scanner traffic and may change as official information is released.
GRAND JUNCTION, CO — A pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Patterson Road and 29 Road.
On May 12 at approximately 11:40 a.m., Grand Junction Police Department officers responded to a reported vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash.
According to investigators, a vehicle traveling northbound on 29 Road was making a westbound turn when it struck a pedestrian who was crossing the street southbound. The Grand Junction Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the pedestrian to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
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