Student in hospital after run-in with vehicle

Published 11:14 am Thursday, January 5, 2017

PROCTORVILLE — A student was taken to the hospital after a run-in with a vehicle on Tuesday.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a school bus, traveling northbound on County Route 107 stopped to pick up students at about 7:35 a.m.

According to the patrol, a driver of a Suburu Outback, traveling southbound, stopped for the yellow light, then accelerated for the red light. The student, crossing the road, ran into the vehicle.

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The student was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. The driver of the Outback was charged with failure to stop for the bus signal.