Flint Officer Struck While Placing Road Flares
23-Year Police Veteran In Serious Condition
POSTED: 2:23 pm EST November 17,
2008
UPDATED: 2:45 pm EST November 17,
2008
GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. -- Genesee County authorities said a Flint police officer has been hospitalized in serious condition after getting hit by a car Sunday night.It happened on northbound Interstate 475 near Atherton Road around 7:30 p.m.Flint police told TV5 that Sergeant Charlie Mitchell was placing flares on the road when a 70-year-old woman lost control of her vehicle, hit a guardrail and then slammed into him.Mitchell is a 23-year veteran of the Flint Police Department.The woman is in fair condition at a Flint hospital.Her name is not being released at this time.
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