Car Knocks Down Woman, 75, at Gas Station

A 75-year-old La Grange Park woman was hit by a car and fell when she went to pay for gasoline in BP Amoco, 100 N. LaGrange Road, at about 8:15 a.m. Feb. 1.

The woman told La Grange police she had just finished filling up and walked north in the parking lot when another car came off a different pump and turned northwest into her. The woman fell and said the other driver got out of a light-colored sport-utility vehicle and helped her onto her feet. The two did not call police and decided to leave without exchanging information.

The woman who was hit did not sustain an injury, according to police. Two days later, she reported the incident to La Grange police, as Patch .

Patch reports on law enforcement activity in our towns, using information provided by official agencies. Persons charged with a crime, or issued a citation for violation of a local ordinance, are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If you or a family member are charged with a crime or cited for a violation, and the charge or citation is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor of this Patch site and we will do follow-up reporting on the case.