[1]Transfer at Providence Centralia Hospital. / Courtesy photo by Riverside Fire Authority
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – An elderly pedestrian struck by a vehicle on the 1900 block of South Gold Street in Centralia today was airlifted with several traumatic injuries, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
Firefighters responding about 12:25 p.m. said it happened in the area of Security State Bank and the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.
When they arrived, the man was unconscious on the east sidewalk but regained consciousness a short time after emergency medical care was begun, according to Fire Capt. Scott Weinert.
The victim was stabilized then transported to the helipad at Providence Centralia Hospital, where he was picked up by Life Flight to be flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to Weinert.
Weinert described the man’s condition as serious but stable.