Update:  Elizabeth Jaeger, USD 489 Asst. to the Superintendent, confirmed with Hays Post that a child had been involved in a minor accident. Jaeger said that the building principal was notified by police of the accident. The student was checked over by the school nurse and no injuries were found.  Parents were notified immediately .

The student was walking at 20th and Main Street when she glanced off a car and the driver ran over the tip of her foot / shoe.  The student then continued to walk to school.

Jaeger said the district would like to remind parents to speak with their children about safely crossing roads, including looking both ways, paying extra attention while crossing non-school zone roads, and not being too involved with electronic devices.  USD 489 works hard to ensure school zones are safe zones for children to commute to school, and it’s equally important for driver’s to exercise caution when driving near a school building, even if it’s not in a posted school zone.

 

Original Story: Police are investigating a report of  a car hitting a child walking near 20th and Main Street in Hays on Monday morning.

The driver stopped to wait for police and the student, believed to be age 9 or 10, wearing a pink coat reportedly continued walking to Lincoln School.

Few additional details are available. Stay tuned to Eagle Radio and Check Hays Post for more information as it becomes available.