Child hit by car in critical condition
{Uriah A. Kiser / News & Messenger}
Police were called to the 3500 block of Forestdale Avenue in Dale City, where an 11-year-old girl was struck by a car. She was flown to the hospital in critical condition.
An 11-year-old Georgia girl is in critical condition after being struck by a car in Dale City Wednesday afternoon.
It happened just after 3 p.m. in the 3500 block of Forestdale Avenue, as the girl was crossing the road and was struck in the middle of the street.
She suffered severe injuries and was flown to a local hospital. She is in critical condition, Prince William police Sgt. R.W. Noble said.
Police said the car that hit her, a Pontiac Grand Am, came over a small hill and hit the child.
The driver stayed on the scene and was questioned.
No charges were filed in the crash. The investigation was ongoing, Noble said.
The girl was visiting the area with her family to attend a funeral.
They had just returned home when the crash happened, said Graciella Lopez, the child’s cousin.
Police closed the portion of the avenue where the girl was hit, as family members and concerned neighbors looked on.
“We don’t know what happened. One minute she was crossing the street and I didn’t see anything after that,” Lopez said.
It wasn’t clear if her parents were accompanying her while she was crossing the street.
Neighbors helped police direct traffic away from the crash scene.
Many said despite the fact they didn’t know the girl, they felt like they needed to help out.
“Where I come from its called common courtesy,” said William Lovejoy, of Dale City.
Staff writer Uriah A. Kiser can be reached at 703-878-8065.
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I live on Birchdale and I take Forestdale to go to work, I saw the fire trucks and police cars etc Friday on my way to work.
First of all I hope this child pulls through and recovers completely with a valuable lesson for the future.
Having taken this route to work for years I can tell you that there are ALWAYS unsupervised children playing along the road, I’ve had to slam on my breaks many times to avoid children that will run out from in between parked cars, I’ve seen children that had to have been maybe two or three playing in the grass along the edge of the street. Ridiculous!
PARENTS Please teach your children to look both ways! And teach them to stay out of the street when playing!
And everyone if you’re on Forestdale take it slow, especially in the summer!
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