Macon man in wheelchair hit by car on Jeffersonville Road

A Macon man in a wheelchair was hit by a car in the 1800 block of Jeffersonville Road at around 8:45 p.m. Wedenesday.

The driver, a 30-year-old Macon man, approached the intersection of Jeffersonville Road and Roseview Drive when he noticed 37-year-old Anthony Harris in the middle of his lane of travel, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

The driver swerved in an attempt to avoid a collision but struck Harris with the driver’s side front fender of the vehicle, the release said.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the incident.

Harris was transported to a local hospital, by ambulance, where he is listed to be in stable condition.

The Center for Collaborative Journalism interviewed Anthony Harris earlier this year for a project on pedestrian safety.

Information from the Telegraph archives was used in this report. To contact writer Stephen Mays, call 744-4251 or find him on Twitter @stephemays.

This story was originally published September 16, 2015 at 10:19 PM with the headline "Macon man in wheelchair hit by car on Jeffersonville Road ."