A Coupeville man had a painful start to his Fourth of July parade in Oak Harbor.

Dewey Moon was in the staging area for the Fourth of July parade located on the Seaplane Base when he was hit by a pickup truck. The truck hit him in the hip and then rolled over his foot, said Moon’s wife, Cherie.

Moon was volunteering for the Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival, which had a spot in the parade procession. Because the Moons’ car was located at the other end of the parade route, it was decided that Dewey would ride the trailer through the procession. After that, they would go to the hospital.

Cherie said the severity of the injury her husband sustained is not yet known. They’re waiting for the swelling to go down.

The Moons called the police, but they aren’t interested in any charges coming from the accident, Cherie said. She wants to find the driver of the pickup so they can get insurance information to help pay for the cost of treating the injury.

If anyone has information about the accident, call Moon at 360-639-8346.