Reading all these reminded me of the night I called for a car vs. pedestrian.
I was out grocery shopping and had recently got off a bus. The grocery store is on the opposite side of the street normally a block up but I had to get off a block early due to construction in the area creating detours. I had just crossed Glebe and was waiting for the walk signal to cross 4[sup]th[/sup] when a guy on the other side of 4[sup]th[/sup] broke into a run. Another detoured bus was coming from the opposite direction so I assumed he was running from the out-of-service bus stop to catch it. Guy had nearly made it across when he was tossed into the air by a car from my left.
The nearest fire station is less than a mile away so they got there pretty quick. I stuck around to be a witness and comforted the driver as best I could. Remarkably, the guy only sustained minor injuries and continually tried to wander off.
Turns out the pedestrian was quite drunk.