Girl Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Van
CRYSTAL LAKE (CBS) -- A 12-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was struck by a cargo van while walking to her northwest suburban middle school Wednesday morning.
At 6:53 a.m. emergency crews from the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue and Police departments responded to the intersection of Crystal Lake Avenue and Oak Hollow Road.
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Police said a cargo van towing a trailer was eastbound on Crystal Lake Avenue when it struck the girl, a student at nearby Hannah Beardsley Middle School.
The extent of the child's injuries were unknown.
The driver of the van, Giles Simonson, 50, of McHenry, was not injured. He was cited for failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, the release said.
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