Teen hit by car in Newman crosswalk near high school, airlifted to hospital
A 17-year-old boy had to be airlifted to a Modesto hospital after being hit by a car that ran a stop sign a few blocks from Orestimba High School in Newman on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The boy was in a crosswalk at Kern and S streets just before 8 a.m. when the driver of a Toyota sedan, who was traveling east on Kern, ran a stop sign. The Toyota hit the boy at about 25 mph, said Newman police Lt. Brett Short.
Short said the teen suffered moderate injuries, including a possible head injury, and was taken to Memorial Medical Center in Modesto by helicopter.
The driver of the Toyota, a 20-year-old man whom police did not identify, stopped at the scene. Short said drugs and/or alcohol were not a factor in the collision and distracted driving was not suspected as a factor.
“The driver mentioned that the morning sun was impairing his vision at the time of the collision,” Short said. “The driver was not arrested. He was properly licensed and insured.”
This story was originally published August 10, 2022 at 3:05 PM.
