'00 grad struck by car on Edison
Observer Staff Report
Julia Gillespie, a 2000 Notre Dame graduate, was hit by a drunk driver on Edison Road early Saturday morning, according to South Bend police.
She was taken to St. Joseph's Medical Center and where she was treated for cuts and bruises and released.
Gillespie was leaving the Linebacker Lounge at 2:28 a.m. when she lost her balance on a curb and stepped into the road, police said. The driver swerved to avoid her but was unsuccessful, according to Corporal Britton Shupert, the officer at the scene. Gillespie was hit from behind and knocked unconscious.
The driver failed a breathalyzer test and was arrested for driving under the influence, police said. Police would not release the driver's name.
Police said Gillespie was walking back to campus from the bar with two friends when the accident happened. She was also intoxicated, Shupert said, but would not be charged.
A Chicago resident, Gillespie graduated last year and majored in English with Computer Applications. She lived in McGlinn Hall.
All News Stories for Monday, October 30, 2000
