Police ticketed a person who was struck by a car while using a crosswalk in Ontario County Wednesday morning.
The accident happened at around 8 at the intersection of County Road 28 and State Route 332 in the town of Canandaigua. With the use of video footage, an investigation determined Irene Stephens was hit by a car that attempted to turn left from State Route 332 after she entered the crosswalk while the “Do Not Walk” traffic signal was lit. The 59-year-old Stephens was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the car, 55-year-old Sandra Packard, of Farmington, was not injured.
Stephens was issued a ticket for pedestrian proceeding into the path of a vehicle and will appear in Canandaigua Town Court.
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by Canandaigua Police, New York State Police, Canandaigua Fire and Canandaigua Ambulance
