A 62-year-old man was struck by a vehicle Thursday afternoon on the 5000 block of Glacier Avenue and medevaced to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to Juneau Police Department.
Lt. Krag Campbell said in a release that witnesses saw the man walking near the road, when he stumbled unexpectedly into the road. A 31-year-old woman driving a Dodge van struck the man.
JPD did not release the names of either person.
Initial assessment showed that the man had been struck in the hip and ribs, according to JPD. The vehicle was damaged to the front left corner panel and side mirror.
The driver showed no sign of impairment, according to JPD, but alcohol impairment is suspected in the case of the man struck by the van and may have been a contributing factor in the crash.
