Man hit while walking hopes drivers exercise more caution

By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer

(July 21,2023) Logan Tucker, 22, was hit by a car on Ocean Parkway in June and is talking about it in hopes that it prevents something similar happening to others.

It was about 9:30 p.m. on June 12, he said, when he and his friend, Gavin McGraw, were walking home. Tucker said McGraw had a flashlight to illuminate their path and make sure drivers could see them.

The driver, however, hit Tucker from behind. Tucker said he thought she was trying to make a turn. They were walking about 100 yards from the fire department.

When Tucker was hit, he said the impact sent his body into the grass area. His friend was not hit. Tucker said his friend told him the driver did not have her headlights on.

“When I came to after I was hit, I knew something was wrong with my leg,” Tucker said. He was able to walk to the car though. He said he gave the driver a hug because she seemed upset and was very apologetic.

“I did not want her to freak out.”

“My phone was dead, so I asked her for a ride home.”

He did not think to get her insurance information and only got her

first name.

He was injured enough to ask his father to take him to the emergency room that night. At the hospital, he was informed that he had a hip contusion. Later on, he had foot pain. Two weeks later, he got an x-ray.

He said he had numerous issues with his leg and foot for the first two weeks, but it has gotten better over time. Fortunately, nothing was broken, and he was able to treat his aches and pains with ice.

A few days later, he went to the police station to file a report. He said he