Driver Strikes 74-Year-Old Pedestrian, Crashes into Rochester Store

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A pedestrian is in the hospital after she was hit by a vehicle, which then crashed into a store at a Rochester shopping complex Monday afternoon. 

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Rochester Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson says officers responded to the incident around 4:45 p.m. 

The vehicle-pedestrian collision and subsequent vehicle-building crash occurred outside of Famous Footwear at 3813 Marketplace Dr. Northwest. 

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Driver Crashes 74-year-old Woman in Crosswalk, Famous Footwear in Rochester, MN

Grayson says the pedestrian was walking in the crosswalk when she was hit by the vehicle. She’s described as a 74-year-old woman. 

Her name has not been released. The pedestrian was transported from the scene by Mayo Clinic Ambulance with unknown injuries, police say. 

Officers cited the driver, described as a 40-year-old Rochester woman, for failure to yield and reckless driving. Her name has not been released. 

A description of damage to the building is also not immediately available.

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