Garbage Truck Strikes, Injures Woman in Wheelchair

On July 19th, shortly after 9:30 AM, Donna Goldinger began to cross Brownsville Road in her electric wheelchair, from in front of Pete’s Beer Distribution to the Carnegie Library at the corner of Matthews Avenue. When she was nearly across, she was struck by the driver of a City garbage truck. She suffered a serious compound leg fracture and was taken to the hospital. The driver of the garbage truck has been tested for the use of drugs or alcohol and put on desk duty pending the outcome of an investigation.