ANDREW COUNTY, MO – According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a driver hit a pedestrian on southbound Interstate 29 at mile marker 57 Tuesday morning.
A 76-year-old man was driving a 1997 Ford F-350 when he pulled over onto the shoulder of Interstate 29. At around 9:06 a.m., he put the vehicle in drive, and it jolted forward, hitting a 72-year-old man before going off the west side of the road and colliding with a traffic sign. The vehicle came to rest facing south.
First responders transported the pedestrian to an area hospital with serious injuries.
The driver was not wearing a seatbelt. He was not hurt in the incident.
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