13-year-old Mass. boy taken to hospital after being struck by police cruiser
A 13-year-old boy was taken to a hospital Thursday afternoon after a police cruiser struck him while he ran across the street in Newburyport, according to police.
Police and firefighters responded to the crash in front of Rupert A. Nock Middle School around 2:30 p.m., the Newburyport Police Department said in a press release. A preliminary investigation determined that a marked police cruiser traveling east on Low Street hit a student from the school around the time of dismissal.
The police officer driving the cruiser was not responding to an emergency at the time of the crash, police said. Several witnesses said the boy 'darted out' from between two parked cars.
'Preliminary investigation and witness accounts suggest that the cruiser had no warning and that there was nothing the officer could have done to avoid the accident,' the press release reads.
The officer driving the cruiser was not injured in the crash and immediately got out and provided medical aid to the student, police said. The boy was taken by ambulance to Anna Jacques Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
'This is an extremely traumatic event for everyone involved,' Newburyport City Marshal Matthew Simons said in the release. 'I'm relieved that the student was not injured seriously and grateful to the officer involved for acting calmly while being involved in a very stressful event. The officer's attentiveness and quick reaction undoubtedly prevented what could have been more serious injuries.'
Newburyport Police Sgt. Jason Kohan is still investigating the crash, police said. Anyone who witnessed the collision and has not already spoken with police is asked to call them at 978-462-4411, ext. 1.
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