Son Speaking Out After His Mom Was Struck Twice By A Car In Newtown

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — A son is speaking out after his mother was struck by a car for the second time in a year at the same intersection in Newtown Township.

The latest incident happened this past fall on Buck Road at the Diamond Drive entrance to Crown Pointe, a development of single-family homes and condominiums.

Sean Tice tells Patch that his mom was crossing Buck Road at Diamond Drive in the crosswalk when she was struck by a vehicle that left the scene.

According to the incident report provided by Tice, the accident happened at 6:30 a.m. on an autumn morning as the 77-year-old woman was taking a morning walk.

She was crossing Buck Road and was just feet from the sidewalk at Diamond Drive when police said she was clipped by a northbound vehicle that may not have seen her in the crosswalk. The vehicle did not stop, slow down or remain on scene, police said.

State law requires vehicles to stop whenever a pedestrian is in a crosswalk.

A witness told police that he saw “white shoes" in the air and then the woman on the ground. An off-duty nurse rushed to the woman’s aid.

The incident rendered the woman briefly unconscious. She was transported to the hospital by the Newtown Ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.

According to Tice, his mother regained consciousness to find herself surrounded by emergency medical technicians who were treating her on the scene.

Tice said his mother recovered from the accident, but he’d like to see some steps taken to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection so it doesn’t happen again to her or anyone else.

He is suggesting extending the amount of time for pedestrians to cross Buck Road, installation of a camera system to catch drivers failing to yield to pedestrians, and increased traffic calming measures.

This was the second time in a year that his mom was struck by a car while crossing Buck Road. In December 2022, she was hit by a car at the same location, according to her son. The driver stayed on site and she did not sustain any serious injuries.

“In both instances, my mother had the right of way. Buck Road is fairly wide which makes it hard to believe that she was struck when she was just a couple of footsteps from the sidewalk,” said Tice.

The state-owned road has seen an increase in vehicle traffic from the new 60-home Mayfield development under construction at Buck Road and the Newtown Bypass.