PEORIA, Ill. – We’re learning more about an accident Wednesday afternoon at Knoxville and War Memorial, where police say a car hit a pedestrian.
Police say it happened around 12:30 p.m., after an allegedly-stolen car struck another vehicle.
Officers say the female driver of the stolen car was struck by the other car after she got out of her car.
The other car ended up hitting a light pole.
The woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
No one was identified, but police say the male driver of the vehicle that struck the woman is still wanted, after the fleeing the scene on foot.
Police say an investigation into the crash continues.
The intersection was closed for the better part of an hour as a result of the incident.
