CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A local man was taken to the hospital Tuesday night after being struck by a vehicle on the city's southside.
Corpus Christi police told KRIS 6 News it happened at 7:03 p.m. on the 5400 block of Saratoga near the H-E-B Plus. According to police, a black SUV was traveling westbound, when a man crossed the street and was struck by the vehicle. The driver stayed at the scene as first responders arrived.
The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, which later downgraded to non-life-threatening. Officials determined the pedestrian did not use a crosswalk. The driver involved will not face any citations or charges.
The westbound lanes of Saratoga were shut down for nearly an hour as police worked the scene.
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