Update: Doctors Working to Save Foot of Woman Hit By Distracted Driver at Lakewood 76 Gas Station

A gas station isn't the typical place for a dangerous accident, but a 54-year-old Tacoma woman was seriously injured when a man driving a pickup truck was distracted by his cell phone and crashed into her minivan while she was pumping gas at a 76 gas station in Lakewood Sunday night.

The woman's foot was nearly severed from the man's vehicle slamming into hers, pinning part of her body against the island where gas is pumped. It happened at the intersection of Bridgeport Way and 100th street.

She was in the intensive care unit at Harborview Medical Center while doctors were trying to save her foot from the unusual crash, according to The Tacoma News Tribune.

The suspect, 23-year-old Yoni Valencia of Auburn, was charged with felony hit and run, vehicular assault and obstructing a police officer. He pleaded not guilty on Monday in Pierce County Superior Court and is being held on $100,000 bail.

Here's the original story released by Patch on Monday:

A woman pumping gas at a 76 station in Lakewood was seriously injured by a 23-year-old Auburn man who veered off the road and struck her minivan with a pickup truck, according to Lakewood Police Lt. Dave Guttu.

Distracted by his phone while in a heated argument with his mother, police said Yoni Valencia swerved to avoid hitting a stopped car at the intersection of 108th Street and Bridgeport Way around 7:30 p.m. But in the process, he drove over a sidewalk, through a landscaped area, struck a gas pump then collided with the 54-year-old Tacoma woman's minivan that hit her.

The woman's vehicle pushed then pinned a part of her body against the island where the gas pumps are located, according to a story in the Tacoma News Tribune. Charging documents state the accident nearly cut through her right foot.

Authorities said the suspect tried to escape but was apprehended and identified by numerous witnesses. Pierce County prosecutors charged Valencia with felony hit and run, vehicular assault, suspended drivers license and obstructing a police officer, according to charging documents. He was expected to be arraigned earlier this afternoon in Pierce County Superior Court.

The victim's bleeding was stabilized by an Army medic who was on the scene and had recently returned from Iraq, Guttu said. He tended to the woman until paramedics arrived, The TNT reported.

There was no sign of drugs or alcohol related in the accident.

"She was life-flighted to Harborview (Medical Center in Seattle) for her leg and to check for other injuries," Guttu said.