School Crossing Guard Hit by Car
The driver turned in the path of the crossing guard, clipping the worker in the arm with the car's side view mirror.
A Pinellas County School crossing guard suffered minor injuries this morning, when a driver failed to yield to the victim in the crosswalk. Nelson Guenther had minor injuries to his left forearm, when he was hit by the vehicle's side view mirror. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, 18-year-old Richard Barbieri of Largo was driving a 2011 Chevy Malibu at 102nd Avenue and 131st Street. Witnesses at the scene and deputies from the Major Accident Investigation Team said that Guenther was crossing 102nd Avenue at 131st Street, with the crossing signal, at about 7:30 a.m. As Guenther crossed, the Chevy turned west on 102nd Avenue from northbound 131st Street. The driver failed to yield at the pedestrian crossing. The car struck …
Joe King
10:35 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Mommy needs to take his driving privileges away for a couple of months until he is old enough to obey the laws more ›