A 14-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a driver near Levittown High School, authorities said.
The accident occurred near Division Avenue High School on Tuesday around 3:50 p.m.
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A 14-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a driver near Levittown High School, authorities said.
The accident occurred near Division Avenue High School on Tuesday around 3:50 p.m.
The student’s name has not been released. She was airlifted to the hospital by county police helicopter, said Nassau Police Det. Spokesperson. Lieutenant Richard LeBlanc. She was listed in stable condition Tuesday night, police said.
The boy was struck on Division Avenue north of Church Road by a 34-year-old man driving a 2016 Mazda, according to a police news release. He remained at the scene.
Further details about the crash were not immediately available.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with our students and their families tonight, and we will support them in any way necessary over the coming days,” Levittown Schools Superintendent Todd Winch said in a written statement. .
In 2022, the most recent year for which complete statistics are available, 873 pedestrians were injured in traffic accidents in Nassau, 21 of whom died. In Suffolk, 427 pedestrians were injured and 51 died, according to the University at Albany-based Traffic Safety Management Institute.
