Police: Teen struck by 17-year-old driver in crosswalk

A 15-year-old was struck in front of Apex High School on Tuesday.
Posted 8/27/2019, 1:10:38 PM

TEMPERATURES STAYING BELOW

NORMAL TODAY.

>>> IN WAKE COUNTY A TEENAGER

IS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SHE

WAS HIT BY A CAR.

POLICE, JUST RELEASING DETAILS

IN THE LAST HALF HOUR.

WE JUST ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AT

ROBERTS ROAD 9.

WHAT IS THE UPDATE?

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW WE CAN

TELL YOU, YOU CAN SEE THE SCENE

APPEARS TO BE ALL CLEAR.

THIS IS AT APEX HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS WHERE IT IS BELIEVED

WHERE THIS HAPPENED.

THIS WAS JUST BEFORE 7:00 THIS

MORNING WHEN A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL

WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STREET

TOWARDS APEX HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT IS WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY

A 17-YEAR-OLD FEMALE DRIVING A

TRUCK.

THE 15-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WAS

TAKEN TO A LOCAL MEDICAL

FACILITY.

WE ARE NOT SURE WHICH ONE.

WE DON'T KNOW THE CONDITION SHE

IS IN.

WE ARE HOPING TO GET AN UPDATE

SOON FROM POLICE.

I REACHED OUT TO WAKE COUNTY

SCHOOLS TO FIND OUT IF THEY

HAVE A STATEMENT REGARDING THIS

THAT THEY ARE SENDING OUT TO

PARENTS.

AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION,

WE'LL CONTINUE TO PASS THAT