WHERE THE MAN WAS CROSSING. A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY WAS HIT BY A CAR THIS MORNING RIGHT OUTSIDE HIS SCHOOL IN PORT SAINT LUCIE. POLICE SAY THE BOY WAS RIDING HIS BIKE NEAR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD WHEN THE COLLISION HAPPENED. OUR NIKITA RAMOS REPORTS FROM PORT SAINT LUCIE WITH MORE ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT. RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT THE FIVE YEAR OLD BOY IS DOING OKAY AND IS BEING TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MINOR INJURIES. THIS IS ACCORDING TO PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE AND DISTRICT OFFICIALS WITH OAK HAMMOCK SCHOOL HERE. NOW, POLICE SAY THAT THE BOY WAS HIT BY A CAR JUST AFTER EIGHT THIS MORNING ALONG SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD. THEY SAY HE WAS RIDING HIS BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK AND THEN WENT ONTO THE CROSSWALK LEADING INTO THE SCHOOL’S BUS LOOP. THAT’S WHEN POLICE SAY A MAN DRIVING A BLACK MERCEDES FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MADE A LEFT INTO THE BUS LOOP AREA. ACCORDING TO THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, POLICE SAY THEY COLLIDED BECAUSE THE DRIVER DIDN’T SEE THE CHILD FROM THE TRAFFIC THAT WAS BLOCKING HIS VIEW. POLICE SAY THAT DRIVER IS NOT HURT. THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. WE’LL BRING YOU MORE UPDATES AS SOON AS WE LEARN IT. REPORTING
A 5-year-old child is injured after being hit by a car near a Port St. Lucie school Friday morning. The young boy was riding his bike near Oak Hammock K-8 School around 8:09 a.m.Port St. Lucie police say he was riding west on the sidewalk and onto the crosswalk of the bus loop on Southwest California Boulevard.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25An adult man driving a black Mercedes was traveling eastbound on Southwest California Boulevard.He made a left turn into the bus loop, but police say the westbound traffic blocked him from seeing the child on the bike.The 5-year-old was taken to a local hospital, but police say he sustained minor injuries.The driver was not injured.The investigation is still active. Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here. Top Headlines:
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
A 5-year-old child is injured after being hit by a car near a Port St. Lucie school Friday morning.
The young boy was riding his bike near Oak Hammock K-8 School around 8:09 a.m.
Port St. Lucie police say he was riding west on the sidewalk and onto the crosswalk of the bus loop on Southwest California Boulevard.
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An adult man driving a black Mercedes was traveling eastbound on Southwest California Boulevard.
He made a left turn into the bus loop, but police say the westbound traffic blocked him from seeing the child on the bike.
The 5-year-old was taken to a local hospital, but police say he sustained minor injuries.
The driver was not injured.
The investigation is still active.
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