64-year-old woman flown by Flight for Life, hospitalized after being hit by car Sunday evening in Racine

RACINE — A 64-year-old woman was flighted by Flight for Life and hospitalized after an 85-year-old man “inadvertently operated his vehicle forward in the driveway when he thought he was operating in reverse,” the Racine Police Department reported.

The car vs. pedestrian crash was reported at 6:55 pm Sunday on the 800 block of Kentucky Street. The woman had been pinned between a parked vehicle and the man’s vehicle, police said.

“There were no known mitigating factors in play,” RPD Sgt. Kristi Wilcox said in an email.

In photos: Plane crash near Interstate 94 in Racine County on Jan. 18, 2022

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A plane crashed Tuesday at Sylvania Airport, 2624 S. Sylvania Ave.

Rachel Kubik

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A Racine County Sheriff’s Office vehicle is parked Tuesday near the site of a plane crash at Sylvania Airport, 2624 S. Sylvania Ave.

Rachel Kubik

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A Flight for Life helicopter flies over a Racine County Sheriff’s Office vehicle after a plane crash Tuesday at Sylvania Airport.

Racine County Sheriff’s Office

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Racine County Sheriff’s Office

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Racine County Sheriff’s Office

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A Cessna airplane that crashed Tuesday came to rest next to a fuel truck. Responding to the scene were the Racine County Sheriff’s Office and Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department, seen at left.

Racine County Sheriff’s Office

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