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March 30, 2021
Grand Prairie man recovering after hit by car on Main Street
By Jessica Nohealapa’ahi
The Bandera Prophet
A 58-year-old man is recovering after he was hit by a car on Saturday while walking across Main Street. The man, visiting Bandera from Grand Prairie, is in the hospital with a broken leg and other serious injuries.
According to City of Bandera Marshal Will Dietrich, the man was walking on the sidewalk at around 9:17 p.m. when he crossed Main Street between Cedar and Hackberry Streets. He was hit by an oncoming car heading toward the traffic light.
“The first contributor was that he was under the influence. The second contributor was that he did not yield right-of-way…he did not use the crosswalk,” Dietrich said.
Dietrich said the driver, a 59-year-old male from Bandera, took a sobriety test and it was determined he was not under the influence. He was estimated to have been driving around 15 to 20 mph.
Lifeflight transported the man who was hit to the San Antonio Military Medical Center with serious injuries, including head trauma. According to family, Dietrich said he is expected to recover.
According to City of Bandera Marshal Will Dietrich, the man was walking on the sidewalk at around 9:17 p.m. when he crossed Main Street between Cedar and Hackberry Streets. He was hit by an oncoming car heading toward the traffic light.
“The first contributor was that he was under the influence. The second contributor was that he did not yield right-of-way…he did not use the crosswalk,” Dietrich said.
Dietrich said the driver, a 59-year-old male from Bandera, took a sobriety test and it was determined he was not under the influence. He was estimated to have been driving around 15 to 20 mph.
Lifeflight transported the man who was hit to the San Antonio Military Medical Center with serious injuries, including head trauma. According to family, Dietrich said he is expected to recover.