KPD: West High School Student Seriously Injured after Pedestrian Crash

(Courtesy: WVLT)

KPD: West High School Student Seriously Injured after Pedestrian Crash

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 16-year-old West High School student is taken to UT Medical Center Tuesday morning after being hit by a car.

Knoxville Police Department officials say the student was crossing Sutherland Avenue around 8:00 a.m. when she was hit by a Toyota 4Runner.

KPD says the driver of the SUV was attempting to turn left from Tobler Lane onto Sutherland when they hit the student.

The teen was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver stayed on the scene and was not charged.

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KPD: West High School Student Seriously Injured after Pedestrian Crash

(Courtesy: WVLT)

KPD: West High School Student Seriously Injured after Pedestrian Crash

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 16-year-old West High School student is taken to UT Medical Center Tuesday morning after being hit by a car.

Knoxville Police Department officials say the student was crossing Sutherland Avenue around 8:00 a.m. when she was hit by a Toyota 4Runner.

KPD says the driver of the SUV was attempting to turn left from Tobler Lane onto Sutherland when they hit the student.

The teen was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver stayed on the scene and was not charged.