Boy was struck Thursday morning, police said.
Boy was struck Thursday morning, police said. File photo of the Maplewood Police Department. (Jessica Mazzola | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)MAPLEWOOD -- A driver that hit a 7-year-old pedestrian on his way to school Thursday morning has received a summons, police have confirmed.
A car driving at the intersection of Prospect Street and Lexington Avenue in Maplewood hit the boy as he was walking in the same area at about 8:34 a.m., Capt. Dawn Williams announced Thursday. Police confirmed earlier that the boy was on his way to school when the strike occurred.
The boy was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.
An initial investigation determined that speed was not a factor in the crash, Williams said. The investigation is ongoing, and the driver was issued a summons as a result, police said.
Police did not immediately release what the summons was issued for, or any other details surrounding the incident. South-Orange Maplewood school officials did not respond to a request for comment.
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