The Amarillo Police Department is investigating a pedestrian vs. car accident that took place on Saturday.
On Saturday, November 4th, officers were dispatched on the report of a motor vehicle striking a house in the 1000 block of South Western Street. When officers arrived, they found that Jacob Shane Truesdell, 33, has been driving a 2004 Chevy Avalanche northbound on Western Street when he had lost control of his vehicle. The Chevrolet struck a power line pole, crossed a yard, drove through a car port and then struck a house.
Sharon Denise Wiseman, 55, had been working inside of the carport at the time of the accident and was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Speed is believed to be a factor in the collision. APD's Traffic Investigation Unit is currently investigating the accident.
