<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Ginger Kutsch" <<a href="mailto:GingerKutsch@yahoo.com">GingerKutsch@yahoo.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> August 7, 2013, 9:03:22 AM PDT<br><b>To:</b> "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <<a href="mailto:nagdu@nfbnet.org">nagdu@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[nagdu] Car hits blind pedestrian in Rutland</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <<a href="mailto:nagdu@nfbnet.org">nagdu@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Car hits blind pedestrian in Rutland</span><br><span></span><br><span>Posted: Aug 06, 2013 </span><br><span></span><br><span>By Ali Freeman </span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="http://www.wcax.com/story/23061980/car-hits-blind-pedestrian-in-rutland">http://www.wcax.com/story/23061980/car-hits-blind-pedestrian-in-rutland</a> </span><br><span></span><br><span>RUTLAND, Vt. - </span><br><span></span><br><span>A blind pedestrian was hit crossing the street in Rutland Tuesday morning. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Police say just before 9 a.m., a 40-year-old man was crossing the</span><br><span>intersection of State and Merchants Row with his guide dog, when a vehicle</span><br><span>struck the man and knocked him to the ground. Rutland City police say the</span><br><span>man and dog were in a marked crosswalk and they had a "walk" signal.</span><br><span></span><br><span>"These intersections that have crosswalks and pedestrian markings, you have</span><br><span>to be very, very careful. Sometimes operators are too busy worried about</span><br><span>making the left and waiting for a break in traffic, and not watching for the</span><br><span>pedestrians." Rutland City Police Sgt. Matthew Prouty said.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The pedestrian was treated at Rutland Regional Medical Center for minor</span><br><span>injuries. The dog was not injured. Police issued traffic tickets to the</span><br><span>driver of the car.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>nagdu mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:nagdu@nfbnet.org">nagdu@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/judotina48kg%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/judotina48kg%40gmail.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>