Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck along Center Street in Warsaw

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WARSAW — A pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries Thursday night after being hit by a vehicle on Center Street in Warsaw.

The accident happened shortly before 9 p.m. at the corner of Center Street at Prosperity Drive. 

Police say a preliminary investigation indicates a Cadillac Escalade, driven by Jennifer Ortega, 20, turned north onto Prosperity Drive from Center Street when it struck Jennifer Taylor, 52, who was walking on the roadway.

Taylor was transported to a Fort Wayne hospital with head and hand injuries.

Ortega was taken to an area hospital due to complaints of illness.

The crash remains under investigation.

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