A Provo teenager was seriously injured when he was struck by a car Tuesday morning.
According to police, the 16-year-old was in a crosswalk near 3460 N. Canyon Road at about 7:20 a.m. when he was hit. He was taken to a hospital in serious condition to be treated for head injuries and multiple broken bones but was expected to survive his injuries.
Police said that the driver of the car that hit the boy was not speeding and was not impaired. She was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian.
About 20 minutes earlier and about 65 miles north, a 15-year old girl was hit by two cars while she was walking to Layton High School. She suffered serious injuries.
On Saturday, two Taylorsville teenagers were hit by a car while they were trick-or-treating. They were in a crosswalk when they were struck. Karl Finch, 13, died of his injuries Monday. The second boy was critically injured.
Provo police are still searching for the hit-and-run driver who struck an 8-year-old boy who was riding his bike Thursday. And Unified police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed 66-year-old Barbara Anne Dwyer, who was in a crosswalk in Millcreek on Friday.
On Sept. 20, two Salt Lake City children were critically injured when they were struck by a car.
According to the Utah Department of Public Safety, 36 pedestrians have been killed in the state this year.
