By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A woman pushing a stroller along a county road south of Chehalis was hit from behind by a car traveling about 30 mph yesterday.
Deputies responding to the approximately 6 p.m. incident learned the stroller was overturned and damaged but the 8-month-old baby was unharmed. The 49-year-old grandmother sustained a broken leg, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
It happened along Avery Road East near Coulson Road.
The grandmother said she was walking westbound, pushing the baby while talking on the cell phone and thought she was on the shoulder, Cmdr. Dusty Breen said. Evidence however showed impact occurred in the travel portion of the lane, Breen said.
The male half of a Chehalis couple in their early 70s said he did not see them until he hit them, Breen said. Their car is a 2012 Suzuki four-door, according to the sheriff’s office.
The grandmother also has a possible broken toe. She and the child reside in Chehalis.
Breen said the case remains under investigation and no citations or infractions have been issued.