CAMDEN — A woman from Baltimore, Md., was struck by a large sport utility vehicle while she attempted to cross Washington Street — outside of a crosswalk — in downtown Camden Thursday evening.

Camden Police Sgt. Dan Brown said that 58-year-old Nancy A. Coyne of Camden was driving a 2007 GMC Hummer SUV north, toward downtown, on Mechanic Street and came to a stop at the three-way stop sign.

“Coyne looked both ways. Another vehicle approached the intersection heading west [out of downtown] on Washington Street and stopped at Mechanic. As Coyne arrived first, she proceeded into the intersection making a left turn onto Washington Street heading west,” said Brown in his report.

Coyne told police she observed a small dark car on Washington, eastbound heading toward her. Traffic coming from that direction on Washington Street do not have a stop sign, Brown noted in his report. That dark car turned right onto Mechanic Street as Coyne was leaving Mechanic, he added.

As Coyne came through the intersection and made it past the crosswalk on Washington Street, she stated that “out of nowhere” Jeanne M. Murphy, 64, of Baltimore, appeared in front of her vehicle. She told Brown that Murphy was at the front and slightly to the right of center of Coyne’s vehicle, which would be on the passenger side of the vehicle, from Coyne’s perspective inside it.

Murphy stated that she “yelled to Coyne to stop” at about the same time that she was struck by Coyne’s SUV. Murphy went to the ground, striking her head and injuring both of her wrists, according to Brown.

Coyne immediately stopped and the car that had been waiting on Washington Street for Coyne to make her turn contained a physician, who got out and rendered aid to Murphy while waiting for the ambulance.

As of 11 p.m. Thursday, Murphy remained in the hospital, according to Brown. She sustained possible broken bones, and cuts and abrasions, among other possible injuries.

Brown noted that Coyne was not distracted and made no contributing actions to the accident. He said that Coyne’s vision may have been partially obscured by the pillar post located at the front of the passenger door and the passenger side windshield of her vehicle. He also noted that the accident was primarily caused by pedestrian error, in that Murphy was crossing the roadway, failed to yield the right of way and was crossing without a signal or crosswalk.

No charges were issued.

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