(Michigan City, IN) - A woman was seriously injured when struck by a vehicle in Michigan City.

 

At about 1 a.m. on Sunday, emergency responders were called on a report of a serious bodily injury crash at Franklin Street and Westwind Drive on the city’s south side. Upon arrival, they found Casey Wallace lying on the pavement near the front of a 2015 Toyota Corolla, police said.

 

Police said the 30-year-old Michigan City resident was taken to nearby Franciscan Health and later transferred to a hospital in South Bend. No specifics were released on her condition.

 

The driver, Chad Dopiriak, 25, of Merrillville, told investigators he was southbound on Franklin Street when a pedestrian stepped into his path, and he could not avoid her. Police are waiting for the results of a toxicology test to determine if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision.

 

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact Michigan City Police.