A driver struck two pedestrians in a St. Paul crosswalk and one was critically injured, according to police.
The 22-year-old driver was heading south on Dale Street and turned left onto Summit Avenue when he hit a 75-year-old woman and her 74-year-old husband. The couple was in the crosswalk and had the right of way when crossing Summit Avenue, based on preliminary information, said Alyssa Arcand, a St. Paul police spokeswoman
St. Paul Fire Department medics took the woman to the hospital in critical condition. The man sustained minor injuries.
The driver stayed at the scene and preliminary information suggested he was not under the influence, Arcand said. Police continue to investigate the crash.
The incident came just over a week after another driver struck a woman in a St. Paul crosswalk on St. Anthony Avenue as she walked with her husband and their dogs. Amber Deneen, 30, died and a man has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide.
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