A 22-year-old woman was seriously injured after she was hit by a car in Nanaimo Monday night.
The incident happened around 10:15 p.m. January 11th, near the intersection of Estevan and Departure Bay Road.
Police say the woman was jogging southbound on Departure Bay Road when she decided to cross Estevan Road in the direction of the Island Highway when she was struck by a Volkswagen Golf turning left on Estevan Road.
Police spoke with several witnesses of the crash, as well as the 43-year-old driver of the vehicle who police say is cooperative.
Nanaimo RCMP says the victim was not in a designated crosswalk at the time of the collision, and that alcohol and drugs have been ruled out on part of both the driver and victim.
The victim sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
“Investigators examined a number of factors that may have contributed to the collision: namely, weather, road and lighting conditions, actions of the driver and that of the victim,” Nanaimo RCMP said in a statement.
The driver was issued with a violation ticket for operating a motor vehicle without a valid BC drivers license and her vehicle was towed from the scene.
