Pedestrian Seriously Injured On Highway 7 In Pierce County, Wash.

The News Tribune out of Tacoma, WA, reported that a pedestrian was hit by a car and injured on Highway 7 just before 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to the Washington State Patrol, the 27-year-old man from Graham was walking in north in the southbound lanes of Highway 7 near 240th Street East. Police suspect drugs or alcohol were involved.

He was hit by a 64-year-old Spanaway, WA, woman. She was not injured, although her car was damaged, the state troopers reported.

Emergency response officials took the injured man to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma for treatment, though it is not clear what the extent of his injuries are. State Police will not file charges on the driver of the car that hit the man, saying that the pedestrian was in violation, not the woman driving the car.

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