Woman hit by garbage truck on Richmond Highway, manages to walk away

A 39-year-old woman walked away relatively unscathed early Tuesday morning after getting hit by a garbage truck on Richmond Highway.

According to police, the woman was standing on the median strip near the intersection of Route 1 and Holly Hill Road around 6:45 a.m. when she was hit. The garbage truck made a left turn from Holly Hill Road to go northbound on Richmond Highway when the driver went over the median and struck the woman.

Paramedics responded the collision and evaluated the pedestrian on the scene. The woman was conscious and moving around on her own when they got there, and didn’t end up needing to be transported to the hospital, according to a fire department spokeswoman. 

The driver of the garbage truck, who stayed on the scene, was issued a summons for making an improper turn, a police spokeswoman said.