28 May 2014, at approx. 8:00 am, emergency personnel responded to Church
Street near Barretta Street for a reported vehicle vs. pedestrian
accident.
Staci Criswell, 47 of Sonora, was operating a 2004 Hyundai
eastbound on Church Street between 20-25 miles per hour, when she failed
to see Thomas Belcher, 51 of Sonora, who was crossing the roadway in
front of her.
Belcher uses a cane to assist him in walking and had crossed three
quarters of the roadway before being struck by Criswell’s vehicle.
Criswell stated she didn’t observed Belcher in the roadway until the
last second because he sun was in her eyes.
Belcher sustained moderate injuries and was transported to Sonora Regional Medical Center for treatment.