Stephen: I am surprised to see you write that the woman struck on Fairfield Av (May4th) was not seriously injured. I was a direct witness to the incident. I remained on the scene for about 30 minutes and she had not been removed by then. I was in a truck heading east in the right lane. Traffic was quite slow and I saw the woman walking in the center median and then cross directly through traffic until she was in front of my truck. She then reversed course and stepped right into traffic in the left lane. She was knocked to the pavement sprawled on her back where the next car struck her in the head, not a crushing blow, but a severe enough glancing blow. The woman driving the 2nd car insisted she did not hit the woman but I saw clearly that she did. She might not have been aware of hitting her. If the victim survived I would call it a miracle; let me know if you have any further details. My opinion is that the victim used my truck as a shield from the vision of oncoming cars so she would not be seen until it was too late for folks to stop.

John Brush
Middletown