PEDESTRIAN HIT BY CAR SHUTS PORTION OF SPRINGFIELD AVENUE

A busy portion of Springfield Avenue was blocked off for two hours Monday night after a pedestrian was struck by a car, according to police at the scene.

The incident occurred at about 8:45 p.m. in front of Walgreen's at Springfield and Burnett avenues. Police blocked of the portion of Springfield between Burnett and Vermont Avenue.

Details on the injured pedestrian, who was taken to University Hospital, are still pending.