Updated at 11:38 a.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A pedestrian in a crosswalk was struck by a Chehalis police car last night, sending the 56-year-old Chehalis man to the hospital.
It happened about 7 p.m. on Northwest West Street near Front Street, near the Lewis County Historical Museum, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Kenneth L. Jacaway, 56, of Chehalis, was walking north crossing West Street and the patrol vehicle was traveling westbound, according to the state patrol.
Jacaway sustained a broken leg and an arm injury, according to a patrol spokesperson. He was transported to Providence Centralia Hospital.
His condition is described by a hospital spokesperson as fair.
Police Officer Rick Silva, 60, was driving a 2012 Dodge Charger and uninjured, according to the investigating trooper.
Chehalis Police Chief Glenn Schaffer said they asked the state patrol to conduct the investigation.
Silva was on routine patrol, not on his way to a call with lights or sirens, according to Schaffer.
Trooper Will Finn said it was his understanding that a vehicle coming the opposite direction stopped and motioned for the pedestrian to go.
“The pedestrian did not see the patrol car coming and I’m assuming neither did the other driver,” Finn said.
Jacaway was struck by the front driver’s side quarter panel, he said.
Chief Schaffer said he will wait until the investigation is finished, to then look to see if there are any internal matters to be looked into, regarding policy and procedure.
There was no reason to place Officer Silva on leave during the investigation, Schaffer said.