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14-year-old hit while crossing street in Kalamazoo Co.

Posted at 1:41 AM, Oct 13, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-13 01:42:17-04

OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A teenage girl was struck by a vehicle as she was crossing a major road in Kalamazoo County on Saturday night.

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office reports the 14-year-old was walking on Maple Hill Drive when she tried to cross W. Main Street at 9:15 p.m.

The driver, identified as a 24-year-old man, was headed east when the incident happened.

She was taken to a nearby hospital where she remains in critical condition.

Several lanes were closed during the investigation but have been reopened.