**10/21: Corrects story to show the pedestrian was a woman**

(Webster County, Iowa) – A 72-year-old woman was injured this (Friday) morning, when she was struck by an SUV while he was crossing a road in Fort Dodge. The Iowa State Patrol says Wen Hsing Drew, of Fort Dodge, was crossing N. 29th Street from the west side walk at around 7:53-a.m., when she was hit by a 2023 Ford Bronco. The SUV – driven by 36-year-old Amanda Lawler, of Ft. Dodge – was turning south onto N. 29th Street after stopping at the E. 6th Avenue stop sign.

Her vehicle struck Drew in the middle of N. 29th Street. The Patrol said there are NO painted crosswalk lines between the sidewalks crossing 29th.

Wen Drew was transported by ambulance to Unity Point Hospital and then flown by Life Flight to Iowa Methodist in Des Moines. There was no report on her condition. The accident remains under investigation.