Pedestrian struck on Quintard Avenue

Anniston police say A man was struck by a car after stepping out into the southbound lanes of Quintard Avenue Thursday night.

The driver of the car was traveling south down Quintard Avenue near the intersection with 17th Street when the accident occurred around 8:30 p.m.Thursday night.

Police say The driver was within the speed limit when the man he struck walked out into traffic.

The pedestrian was flown to the University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham after he was hit.