At approximately 9:27 PM on September 5, the Crookston Police Department and Crookston Area Ambulance responded to the intersection of North Broadway and East Robert Street (corner by Tri-Valley) on a report of a vehicle/pedestrian accident.
Robert Baird, a Crookston City Councilman, was walking westbound in the crosswalk at the intersection of North Broadway and East Robert Street. Tia Johnson, of Crookston, was driving a 2008 Saturn Vue, westbound on East Robert Street and turning onto North Broadway when she collided with Baird.
Baird was transported to the RiverView Emergency room where he was treated and released. Baird said he is sore, but doing well. Johnson was cited for Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian in the Crosswalk.
Crookston City Councilman Hit By Car
