Man In Wheelchair Hit By Car Crossing Busy Downtown Stamford Street Ticketed

A Stamford man in his 40s who was hit by a car while crossing a busy downtown street in his wheelchair has been issued a ticket by police.

A man in a wheelchair who was hit by a car received a ticket.
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Kathy Reakes

10/24/2018 12:30 p.m.

The incident took place around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday when the man was illegally crossing the busy four-lane Washington Boulevard and was hit by a passing car, said Stamford Sgt. Robert Monck.

"He crossed against the light, which is illegal," Monck said.

Monck said the man, who was ticketed for causing an immediate hazard to a pedestrian, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the car was also cited for not having his vehicle registered.

A tow truck had to be called to removed the man’s 500-pound motorized wheelchair from the roadway.

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