SEPT. 5, 2025 UPDATE:
Corpus Christi Police have confirmed that the 85-year-old man died from his injuries hours after the incident. The Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office has identified him as Andrez Rodela.
Elderly man struck by vehicle on city's westside dies from his injuries
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ORIGINAL:
An elderly man was taken to a local hospital following being struck by a vehicle on Wednesday morning.
According to traffic investigators from the Corpus Christi Police Department, the driver of a vehicle was blinded by the sun and struck the elderly man as he was crossing the 2700 block of Ruth Street.
Police say the elderly man suffered road rash but did not sustain any major injuries.
The driver was not cited because the elderly man was not using a crosswalk at the time he was hit by the vehicle.
