LANCASTER, S.C.,None — A North Carolina woman was hit by a truck while attempting to cross the street near a college in Lancaster Thursday night.
Nathalie Davaut, 44, of Gastonia, who is believed to be on staff at the University of South Carolina-Lancaster, was crossing Hubbard Drive near Wilson Drive at about 9 p.m. Thursday, said Captain Scott Grant with the Lancaster Police Department.
A truck traveling down Hubbard Drive hit the pedestrian, who was transported by ambulance to a hospital before being taken to Carolinas Medical Center, Grant said. She suffered multiple fractures from the waist down and said she does not remember the crash, the report states.
The driver told police he didn't see Davaut step out of the dark into the street. The driver said he was traveling about 25 mph in a 30 mph zone, according to a police report.
Police noted that the crosswalk was clearly marked and there were two street lights nearby.
The driver was cited with failure to yield the right of way.