Boy Injured After Being Hit in Crosswalk Near Baggs Elementary

A 12-year-old Cheyenne boy suffered injuries after being struck by a vehicle on his way home from school Thursday afternoon.

It happened around 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of East Pershing Boulevard and McCann Avenue near Baggs Elementary School.

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Police spokeswoman Alex Farkas says the boy was attempting to cross East Pershing Boulevard in the school zone crosswalk when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle traveling at a low speed.

"The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center," Farkas said in a new release.

Farkas didn't know the extent of the boy's injuries.

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"The driver of the vehicle, a 16-year-old male (from Cheyenne), remained on-scene to assist officers with their investigation and was issued a citation," Farkas said.

The incident remains under investigation by the Cheyenne Police Department.

Dangerous School Crossing

Sadly, this isn't the first time a Baggs Elementary School student has been hit in this crosswalk, and the City of Cheyenne hopes to have a new HAWK (high-intensity activated crosswalk) signal installed at the intersection before school starts next year.

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A signal will also be going up at Western Hills Boulevard and Moccasin Avenue in front of McCormick Junior High School where 13-year-old student Makaili "Mak" Evans was hit and killed by an SUV roughly two and a half years ago.

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The city currently has one HAWK signal on Yellowstone Road near Davis Elementary School, and City Engineer Tom Cobb says there have been no accidents at that crossing.