Driver cited for striking police captain on street.Byline: Matthew Bruun FITCHBURG - An off-duty city police captain was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. earlier this month when he was struck by a car driving 20 mph as he walked across Main Street. Police Capt. Mark W. Louney said he was carried 20 feet on the hood of the car after the impact. The driver of the 1977 Chevrolet, Gerry Martel, 80, of Fitchburg, told investigating officers he had been blinded by solar glare Solar glare is a visual phenomenon caused by strong sunlight reflecting off a glass or other reflective surface causing an exaggerated lighting effect. It also refers to the astronomical condition that scatters light from the sun in the sky. at the time of the impact, which was reported near Espresso Pizza just before 7 p.m. May 4. Capt. Louney was in the crosswalk at the time, and another driver had stopped to let him pass. Mr. Martel is known in the area as a car enthusiast A person who enjoys using computers and electronic equipment. Enthusiasts like technology and are willing to learn more of the ins and outs of a product than the average consumer, who just wants to use it. An enthusiast is more like a "prosumer." See consumer and prosumer. . Mr. Martel was not immediately cited in the incident, but Capt. Philip J. Kearns requested further investigation by Sgt. Harry N. Hess of the traffic unit. Sgt. Hess interviewed Mr. Martel this week and was told that glare had played a role in the crash. "I advised him that in such an instance it is incumbent upon the operator of a motor vehicle to slow, or perhaps even stop, his vehicle if the environmental conditions have so greatly reduced visibility," Sgt. Hess wrote. Mr. Martel was issued a citation Citation (foaled 1945) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons he won 32 of 45 races, finished second in ten, and third in two. He won the 1948 Triple Crown, and became the first horse to win $1 million. He set a world record in 1950 by running a mile in 1:33 3/5. for failing to slow or yield for a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Capt. Louney, who has returned to duty, said he suffered bruises Bruises Definition Bruises, or ecchymoses, are a discoloration and tenderness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the leakage of blood from an injured blood vessel into the tissues. Pupura refers to bruising as the result of a disease condition. on his right side. |
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