7-year-old suffers head injury after being hit by car

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — UPDATE @ 9:30 a.m.

A child was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car Monday morning.

Around 7:20 a.m. crews were dispatched to the intersection of Turner Road and Wolf Road on reports of a person being hit by a vehicle.

An investigation found that a driver was turning left from Wolf Road onto Turner Road and hit a 7-year-old crossing in the crosswalk.

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The 7-year-old had trauma to his head, according to a media release, and was taken to Dayton Children’s Hospital.

The driver was cited and released.

The crash remains under investigation.

We will continue to follow this story and update as new information is released.

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