A 74-year-old Bowling Green man was injured Friday morning when struck by a vehicle in Pike County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at 10:05 a.m. on Business U.S. 61 at Fairgrounds Road. A 2001 Buick LeSabre was being driven east by 84-year-old Erma Branstetter of Bowling Green when Willard Miller of Bowling Green attempted to cross the road and entered the path of the Buick. Branstetter swerved in an attempt to miss Miller, but still struck him with the right front part of the car. Miller was taken by ambulance to Pike County Hospital.
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