A woman was taken to the hospital for suspected injuries early Monday evening after the driver of a pickup truck in Sturgeon Bay accidentally hit her motorized wheelchair scooter. According to the police report, Shortly before 6:00 p.m., the 57-year-old woman was crossing Georgia Street and heading north on North 14th Avenue on the crosswalk when a 69-year-old man from Luxemburg bumped into her scooter after stopping his vehicle at the intersection and heading west on Georgia Street. Witnesses stated that the sun was so bright it was tough to see what was in front of them while driving and that the truck barely bumped the woman in the scooter. The scooter did not tip over or eject the woman from the impact, and the truck driver said the sun caused a glare, and he did not see her until it was too late. The woman was treated by EMS and sent to Door County Medical Center. She told DoorCountyDailyNews.com Wednesday that she suffered whiplash-like injuries from the impact that spun her scooter around. The pickup truck driver was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian.
