BRIDGEWATER, MASS. (WHDH) - A Marshfield man who walked into oncoming traffic was thrown about 10 feet into the air after a car hit him in Bridgewater on Thursday night, police said.
Officers responding to Plymouth Street in the area of the Waterford Village Apartments around 7 p.m. learned that a 26-year-old man was walking west on the sidewalk when he turned left and walked in front of an oncoming 1993 BMW, according to Bridgewater police.
The driver of the BMW, a 21-year-old Cotuit man, was allegedly unable to stop the car and struck the pedestrian, who police say was not using a crosswalk.
The pedestrian was thrown into the air and sustained injuries that are believed to be life-threatening.
He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where his condition has not been released.
The crash remains under investigation.
Police say no charges have been filed against the BMW driver.
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