Student injured in hit and run collision near Clinton, Ont. high school
Huron County OPP have charged a Central Huron woman after a collision Monday involving a pedestrian.
Police were called to the scene on Ontario Street (highway 8) near Smith Street North in Clinton, around 11:42 a.m. on Monday.
When they arrived, officers and first responders found an injured pedestrian on the roadway that had reportedly been struck by an eastbound car.
The injured pedestrian, a 16-year-old from Huron East and a student at nearby St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School, was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the car initially left the scene but later turned herself in at the Huron OPP Detachment.
A 19-year-old woman is charged with fail to stop at accident resulting in bodily harm, fail to remain, driving while under suspension and operate a motor vehicle without insurance.
The accused has been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for February.
— With files from CTV London's Scott Miller
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