A woman and a service dog were struck by a car that ran a red light Thursday in downtown Victoria.
A car travelling south on Douglas Street ran a red light at the Fort Street intersection just before 1:30 p.m., narrowly missing a person on the first crosswalk before hitting a woman and Brian FrankB次元官网网址檚 service dog, Cody, on the second crosswalk.
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The service dog, Cody, was left shaken having been struck on the side of the head by the car. Frank, who is visually-impaired, was equally rattled.
B次元官网网址淭he beeping was clearly audible. We were OK to cross,B次元官网网址 said Frank, stooping down to hug his shaking companion. B次元官网网址淭he woman stepped out before us.B次元官网网址
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The woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Victoria Police Department. Frank and Cody were assisted into a police car to be taken where Cody could be monitored.
B次元官网网址淎 ticket was issued to the driver for failing to yield to a pedestrian and failing to stop at a red light at an intersection,B次元官网网址 said Const. Matt Rutherford, VicPD.
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