Student pedestrian struck by car at local college

Student pedestrian struck by car at local college

Steamsburg, Pa - On the morning of September 14^th, a student of Elizabeth Mount College (EMC) was struck and injured by an automobile while walking on campus.

Driver Carl Claushammer, courier for delivery company Cairo Transport, collided with Sharon Pierce, a senior at EMC, as she attempted to cross a roadway near the Alumni Hall campus building at 8:25 a.m.

An ambulance was called to the accident site, and Pierce was treated for her injuries.  She declined to receive further treatment at a local hospital.

Claushammer made an accusation that a package he was in possession of was stolen during the incident, but efforts by campus police to locate the parcel were inconclusive.

Pierce was not using the designated crosswalk near the building at the time of the incident.

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