Fiancée of man hit by car at busy Washington intersection pleading for change

WASHINGTON, Pa. — A man is recovering in the hospital after he was hit by a vehicle at an intersection many people say is dangerous for pedestrians.

“I just want him home,” said Paulette Boyer.

Boyer’s fiancée is in the ICU at UPMC Presby after he was hit by a car crossing Jefferson Avenue in Washington. She says the intersection is one people commonly worry about crossing.

“I was worried about crossing the street myself! He was worried about me getting hit and I was worried about him getting hit and I said ‘Be careful crossing that street!’ and he got hit,” said Boyer.

There is a button on the intersection for pedestrians to press for crossing but there are no actual painted lines to show a crosswalk as cars come off the interstate.

A young woman was hit by a car at the same spot less than a year ago. The city of Washington and PennDOT have been working on changes for several years, trying to improve it but Boyer is asking for more. She wants to see sidewalks and proper crosswalks.

PennDOT told Channel 11 on Thursday, saying crosswalk lines would be painted at the intersection but they do not have a timeline as to when that will be done.

Boyer said it is just a waiting game as her fiancée recovers.

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