Woman struck while crossing street in Silver Spring

Published June 25, 2012 4:00am ET



A woman’s legs were severely injured Sunday when she was struck by wheels of a tractor-trailer in Silver Spring, police said.

The incident occurred shortly before 6 p.m. at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road. Montgomery County police said the woman was crossing southbound Georgia Avenue against a “Don’t Walk” signal while the tractor-trailer, which had a green traffic signal arrow, was making a left turn onto the road.

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