Two Charlotte firefighters were injured after a woman hit them with her car outside a business on University City Boulevard Thursday afternoon.
The accident happened in front of the CVS drug store located at 10219 Highway 49. Firefighters had just cleared another emergency call and stopped by the shopping center for lunch.
While walking into a nearby business, a fire captain noticed a woman was illegally parked in the fire lane. When he approached her, she backed up her car, hitting a firefighter. Then, she drove forward, striking the fire captain. The fire captain was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released. The other firefighter only received bruises.
The driver fled the area heading toward Old Concord Road in a black Ford Explorer with paper tags. As of late Thursday night, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police were unable to tell if the suspect was arrested or not.
