Pedestrian struck, seriously injured on Bankhead Street/UPDATED
UPDATED: July 6, 2016, 2:15 PM
At noon today, Wednesday, July 6, Staron Jones, age 24, was listed in stable, but serious, condition at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.
According to New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson, Jones was on the pavement near his home at 1002 East Bankhead when he was struck by a westbound motor vehicle at about 7 p.m. Tuesday evening.
Jones was initially transported by ambulance to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County.
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New Albany, MS- A man was struck by a motor vehicle and seriously injured at approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5th, on East Bankhead Street in New Albany.
New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson said the man, believed to be about 30 years of age, was initially transported by ambulance to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County.
The vehicle was traveling west in the 1000-block of East Bankhead street when it struck the pedestrian. Robertson said the preliminary investigation indicates no fault in the accident on the part of the motor vehicle driver.
I drive that stretch of road every day coming to and from work and am always concerned about folks walking on the sides of the road, especially at dusk. It is such a dangerous area. There are more and more pedestrians on that stretch and no safe place or sidewalk for them to use. It was just a matter of time before this terrible thing happened. I would suggest sidewalks and a 35 mph speed limit to avoid further pedestrian injury.