2008 Woodie Awards
Car hits nursing student crossing Belknap Place
By Monte Ashqar
Issue date: 9/21/07 Section: News
Originally published: 9/20/07 at 4:16 PM CSTLast update: 9/20/07 at 6:13 PM CST
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Brenda Meneses, office administrator at the Methodist Student Center, said the driver of the vehicle apparently was not paying attention to Garcia crossing the street.
"The driver got out of her car and was very apologetic," Meneses said.
"She said that she was preoccupied and didn't pay attention, and she kept telling the girl to go and get herself checked out."
An ambulance was called in to make sure Garcia was OK, and a couple of students at the center stayed with her throughout the incident, Meneses said.
Liberal arts sophomore Scott Allen said he was crossing the street at the same time Garcia was.
"We passed each other. Then I got a foot or two on the grass, I heard a screech and a thud. Then I heard a girl screaming, 'oh my God!'" Allen said.
Garcia was lying in the middle of the crosswalk, Allen added.
Allen said the incident occurred about 1:40 p.m.
The car that hit Garcia was a red SUV, Allen added.
"The driver was picking up her daughter," Allen said.
"She was really scared that she hit the girl."
Garcia seemed startled and scared, and she was crying a little, Allen added.
"She was limping a little bit, but she seemed all right," Allen said.
Education sophomore Lauren Queen said she and her boyfriend were helping Garcia get up and walk after Garcia was hit by the car.
"From my opinion standpoint, it looked like it was a severe hit in the beginning," Queen said.
"She looked like she was in a lot of pain, maybe because she was in shock."
After a while, Garcia started feeling OK and didn't look like she needed any immediate medical attention, Queen said.
Sgt. Ben Peña of the district's department of public safety said Garcia was offered EMS service, and she refused it.
"The girl was OK, and she didn't get hurt," Peña added.
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