LIMA — A man was taken to Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center shortly before midnight Thursday with what were described by police as possibly serious injuries after he was struck by a car just east of downtown Lima.
Lima police responded at 11:23 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Pearl and Jackson streets and found Michael Owens, 57, suffering from injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle operated by Kenny Anderson, 31, of Lima.
No additional information was available Friday afternoon, as the incident remained under investigation.

Lima Police Department officers investigate a car hitting a pedestrian late Thursday night in the 500 block of North Jackson Street.