A 16-year-old high school student is hospitalized with head injuries after being hit by a car on his way to school Wednesday morning. It happened shortly before 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Foster Road and Northwest Ninth Avenue.”The student was in the crosswalk,” said Hallandale police spokesman Andrew Casper.
The vehicle was heading east on Foster Road. The teenager was crossing from north to south across Foster Road when he was struck.
The driver, who remained at the scene, “is facing charges,” said Casper.
Why the driver hit the teenager is still under investigation.
Hallandale Beach police are not releasing the identity of the driver or student.
The student was on his way Hallandale High School.