Student struck when car speeds past school bus crossing arm, Indiana police say

A 14-year-old student was hospitalized with what Indiana police called a “possible head injury” after he was struck crossing the street for his school bus.

As the boy was crossing near Meridian and Main at about 7 a.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 2, he was hit by a “dark colored or possible black 4 door sedan,” according to a news release from the Greenwood Police Department. The car had sped past the school bus, which was completely stopped with its crossing arm “out and activated.”

After disregarding the stop arm and hitting the teenager, police say the driver continued on and was last seen “traveling east bound on Main Street at a high rate of speed.”

The student was taken to St. Francis South Hospital and was in stable condition as of 8 a.m.

Anyone with information on this hit-and-run injury crash is asked to contact the Greenwood Police Department at 317-882-9191. Or, tipsters can remain anonymous at www.greenwood.in.gov/police.

In Indiana, “if a school bus stops on a two lane road and the red flashing lights are activated and the stop arm is extended, all motorists MUST stop.” On multi-lane roadways without a barrier, all motorists are also expected to stop when the school bus crossing arm is activated. And if the bus is stopped on a multi-lane roadway with a barrier, only drivers behind the school bus are expected to stop.

Greenwood is part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

This story was originally published December 2, 2021 at 10:39 AM with the headline "Student struck when car speeds past school bus crossing arm, Indiana police say."