What happened: Delray Beach police arrested a 73-year-old man accused of intentionally striking a pedestrian with his vehicle after allegedly waiting for someone to walk in front of him outside The Boy’s Farmers Market.
Background: Glenn Stuart Hartman was taken into custody Sept. 13 and charged with a felony offense involving an act committed during another felony that could cause death, according to a Delray Beach Police Department probable-cause affidavit.
Police were called about 12:16 p.m. to The Boy’s Farmers Market , 14378 S.
Military Trail, for a reported vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash. Officers found a man sitting on a curb in the north parking lot with a visible injury to his lower left leg, near his ankle and shin, the affidavit said.
The VIC told police he had parked on the west side of the lot and was walking toward the market entrance when a white vehicle tried to strike him. He said he was able to push away from the vehicle and that it struck only his lower left leg.
The man also injured his hand separately, according to police.
The available details are limited to the information verified at publication time. Readers should expect updates as the matter develops.
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Source: official sources including CBS12 News.
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