AUBURN – Police are still investigating a Saturday afternoon crash at Park Avenue and Court Street in which an 88-year-old man was struck by a car while walking to his mailbox.

Police said Robert Griffin suffered a broken ankle after apparently stepping into traffic about 1:45 p.m. Saturday in front of his Park Avenue home. 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 following day, when she read about it in the Sun Journal.

Howard came forward, and police interviewed her about the accident.

Griffin, meanwhile, was released from the hospital, where he was treated for his injuries.