Injured pedestrian named; in stable condition
A pedestrian struck by a car Friday morning on Deerfield Road in front of Lexington Ridge Apartments has been identified as Jenna McClellan, a freshman at Central Michigan University.
Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski said McClellan is in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries after being struck at about 2 a.m outside the apartment complex, 3700 E. Deerfield Road.
He said she was with a group of people walking back to campus when she was hit.
"For some reason she stepped out and went into the road," Mioduszewski said.
He said blood work is being done to determine whether alcohol was in her system at the time.
Will Hardesty, a Howell freshman, was among the people walking with McClellan toward the Towers residence complex and said she was coherent after the accident.
"She was still conscious, but was weeping," he said.
The driver of the vehicle, a white Chevy Cavalier, swerved to avoid McClellan and was going the speed limit when it struck her, Mioduszewski said. The driver had not been drinking and it is unlikely the driver or McClellan will be issued a ticket.
Police from CMU responded as well as several fire engines and an ambulance at about 2:15 a.m. and were leaving the scene at about 2:45.
Mioduszewski said this is the second pedestrian accident since the semester began and both pedestrians and drivers need to be careful.
