Pedestrian hospitalized with serious injuries after struck by car on Division

SPOKANE, Wash. — One person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Thursday night after a vehicle-pedestrian crash on Division Street.

The crash happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Division and Kiernan Avenue.

Witnesses report the pedestrian was crossing Division eastbound when he was struck by a vehicle in the center northbound lane. It’s illegal for pedestrians to cross Division at this intersection.

Neither speed nor alcohol appear to be factors in the crash.

Northbound Division lanes from Gordon Ave. to Empire Ave. reopened at 10:15 p.m. Thursday.

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