DULUTH, Minn. — A high school student in Duluth is at home recovering from minor injuries after being struck by a motorist while walking to school in Duluth.
Police say the 14-year-old girl was in a crosswalk at 40th Ave. E. and Luverne Street near Duluth East High School when a vehicle driven by a 69-year-old woman turned at the intersection and hit her.
A Duluth East school resource officer quickly responded to the scene. Police say the teen suffered minor injuries in the incident and went home for the rest of the school day.
The driver was issued a citation for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Police are reminding drivers in Duluth and elsewhere to use caution when in school zones, and be vigilant for pedestrians.
