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Officials: Lack of attention sends woman to hospital

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By News Staff Updated 10:08 PM Saturday, July 4, 2009

MIDDLETOWN — Not paying attention was the reason why a woman ended up at a local hospital Saturday afternoon after being struck by an SUV.

According to Lt. Scott Reeve, said Shawna Witt had just bought a soft drink from a machine at a shopping plaza near the Dollar General store at 671 N. University Blvd. at about 5 p.m. Saturday, July 4.

Reeve said Witt was wearing a hat and apparently was focused on opening her drink and was not paying attention when she walked into the parking lot.

At the same time, Whitney Williams was driving her vehicle in the parking lot and was focused on an open parking spot and also was not paying attention when the vehicle struck Witt, according to Reeve.

He said Witt had no visible or life-threatening injuries but complained that her back was bothering her. She was transported to Atrium Medical Center by Middletown paramedics.

Reeve said there was no evidence of reckless operation and no citations were issued because it happened on private property.

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