A taxi with the right of way hit a woman after she reportedly ran into traffic at the intersection of W. Johnson and N. Frances Street just after midnight Sunday morning.
Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the initial investigation indicates the cab driver had a green light when the 23-year-old woman tried to cross.
Police cited the Oregon woman for “sudden pedestrian movement,” according to DeSpain.
“I was walking toward the accident scene and all of a sudden I see this girl running across the street,” UW-Madison freshman Danny Riskey, who witnessed the accident, said. “[The victim] ran out right in front of a Green Cab, and people started rushing to help her.”
DeSpain said the woman was taken to a hospital for observation and only suffered non-life threatening injuries.
“I thought she was dead at first,” said Alex Newell, a UW-Madison freshman who also witnessed the accident. “She was passed out on the pavement.”
Riskey said the intersection was “lit up” with lights from emergency vehicle.
The accident is still under investigation, according to DeSpain.
