Pedestrian injured after being hit by car on Tooele highway

TOOELE — A man in his 50s suffered two broken legs and a head injury after being hit by a car Tuesday on state Route 36.

The man was standing in the road near an intersection about 7:20 p.m. when he was hit by a car, police said. Darkness may have contributed to the accident.

The man was taken by medical helicopter to an area hospital. The driver of the of the car was not injured.

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