74-year-old man in wheelchair hit, killed by pickup truck while using crosswalk

2 months ago by cm0002 to c/fuckcars

A 74-year-old man died after being hit by a pickup truck Tuesday night.
chrisbtoo 34 points 2 months ago

Police said there were no signs of impairment.

Other than the fact you can't see over the fucking hood.

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YurkshireLad 18 points 2 months ago

I’d agree that that’s definitely a visual impairment.

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arin 2 points 2 months ago

So driver in prison and automaker investigated? Sigh.

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BagOfHeavyStones 7 points 2 months ago

I guess wheelchairs need flags now? And anybody under 5 feet tall as well?

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