Police in Atlantic, Sunday afternoon, identified a man who was struck by a car while crossing the street Saturday evening. Authorities said 33-year old John Wegner, of Atlantic, was crossing 7th Street (or, Highway 6) at the intersection with Poplar Street, when he was struck by a southbound Mazda 6 driven by Jon McEntaffer, of Atlantic.

The accident happened at around 7:10-p.m., as Wegner was walking southbound across 7th Street, and McEntaffer was turning left from southbound Poplar onto eastbound 7th Street. Earlier authorities told KJAN News Wegner’s injuries were not believed to be life threatening. He was transported by Medivac Ambulance to the Cass County Memorial Hospital for treatment.

McEntaffer was cited for Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian Within an Intersection.