(Marion County, Iowa) – A man from Pleasantville was seriously injured Monday night, after being struck by an SUV. The Iowa State Patrol reports 79-year-old Thomas Eugene Adreon was laying in the driveway at 270 Gear Street in Pleasantville, when he was struck by a 2025 Buick Enclave SUV driven by 76-year-old Janet Sue Fontana, of Fairfield.

The accident happened at around 9:50-p.m., when the SUV pulled into the driveway while traversing a curve to the right around the driveway. After striking Adreon, the vehicle proceeded to back-up off of the man. Janet Fontana then called 911. Thomas Adreon was transported by Pleasantville Ambulance to Methodist Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa DNR and Pleasantville EMS.