Girl taken to hospital after pedestrian crash near Phoenix high school
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police say a girl was taken to the hospital following a pedestrian crash Monday morning.
The crash happened in the area of 39th Avenue and Greenway Road, near Greenway High School. Officers found the girl with serious injuries when they arrived.
"The pedestrian remains at the hospital and is now considered to be in stable condition," Phoenix Police said.
The roadway was closed down for some time, but it's back open.
Police didn't say if the girl attends Greenway High School.
The Maricopa Association of Governments listed the intersection as a top 100 intersection in the county for the likelihood of crashes. FOX 10 spoke with a person who lives in the area off-camera, and that person said he was not surprised, as the intersection seemed to have issues.
Witnesses recall the crash
Missi Guillot's son, Elijah, had just gotten out of the car for his first day of school when she heard it.
"All of a sudden, I hear the car lay on the horn, and then I heard the impact of the girl getting hit," she said. "Being the single mother of three kids, it was heartbreaking."
Her son called the moments after the crash scary.
"Where she was in the street, just seeing everybody saying that there was no vitals or nothing. I was like, that is scary," Elijah McFadden said.
Other parents say the crosswalk the kids use can be busy.
"A lot of people need to slow down. You have a lot of kids that drive that aren’t cautious either," Patricia Contreras said.
"I am very nervous. I was even thinking about that if I should drive them on the other side. He also rides his bike over there, so I need to sit down and talk with them to make sure he’s paying attention to the traffic," Ian Rocket said.
Phoenix police say the driver is not facing charges.
McFadden says seeing this will change how he walks to school.
"I’m always aware of that because I know that that could happen at any moment, but I’m just going to be way more aware right now," he said.
Glendale Union High School District hasn't responded to FOX 10's request for a statement.