AUBURN – An 88-year-old man who was struck by a car in front of his Park Avenue home a month ago has died.
Robert F. Griffin, a World War II veteran, business operator, part-time mail carrier and newspaper carrier, died Monday morning at Clover Manor.
His death was the result of injuries he suffered in the Jan. 29 accident, according to his obituary.
Police said Griffin was walking to his mailbox that Saturday near the corner of Park Avenue and Court Street when he was struck by a passing car and knocked to the ground.
Police said Griffin suffered a broken ankle and other wounds after apparently stepping into the roadway.
According to an accident report, 94-year-old Dorothy D. Howard of Auburn was driving on Park Avenue when she came upon Griffin near the intersection.
Howard swerved, but the side mirror on her Buick clipped Griffin and knocked him to the ground, according to the report.
Police said Howard did not realize her vehicle had struck Griffin until the next day, when she read about it in the Sun Journal.
Howard came forward, and police interviewed her about the accident.
No charges were expected to be filed.
Griffin worked more than 40 years as a foreman at Bates Manufacturing, according to his obituary. During World War II, he served in the Coast Guard in the Atlantic theater from 1942 to 1945.
For nearly two decades, Griffin and his wife, Louise, ran a flag bunting and Christmas decoration business, according to the obituary. It ceased operations in 1965.
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