PEDESTRIAN INJURED

4/17/25

Tuesday afternoon a person walking in front of the H and R Block building in Salem was injured when a car struck the building.

Salem Police say 78-year-old Alice Mabrey was pulling into the parking lot when she accidentally accelerated, hitting a woman walking near the building, crashing into a portion of the wall between the window and door.  The impact caused the bottom part of the wall to buckle and caused damage to the bathroom inside that portion of the building.

67-year-old Debra Nix of Salem reportedly had crawled out from underneath Mabrey’s car before police arrived.  Both Mabry and Nix were transported to Salem Township Hospital for treatment.

Police say that since the crash occurred on private property, no citations were issued.