Pedestrian killed in Hot Springs wreck

A pedestrian was killed Saturday afternoon while walking on a Hot Springs sidewalk, a spokesman for the police department said.

Michael Wicker of Hardy was walking on the sidewalk along Central Avenue when he was hit by a 2010 Chevy Aveo that had spun out of control, Cpl. Kirk Zaner said.

Sharkeetrya Dunwood was driving the Chevy and traveling south on Central Avenue at 4 p.m. when she hit the Continental Motel, located at 1535 Central Ave. After colliding with the motel, her vehicle spun clockwise then flipped, hitting Wicker, according to a Hot Springs Police Department news release.

Zaner said Wicker was taken to a local hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

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