A Caroline High School student was hit Tuesday morning by a car as she walked to her bus stop.
Allison Whipley, 15, was left with a concussion and has four staples in her head as a result of the incident, her mother, Lori Whipley, said yesterday.
Lori Whipley said her daughter walks about a mile down Glen Cove Drive in the Lake Land'Or subdivision west of Ladysmith every morning to catch the bus, but on Tuesday, her walk was cut short.
At about 6:15 a.m., a Chevrolet Impala struck the teen as she walked along the side of the road with traffic, Sgt. Tom Cunningham of the state police said yesterday.
He said the girl was taken by ambulance to Mary Washington Hospital.
The driver of the car was not charged, Cunningham said.
Because Lake Land'Or is a private subdivision and the roads are not maintained by the state or county, Cunningham said no official police report was filed, pursuant to Virginia law.
However, Trooper S.T. Melson did respond to the scene to investigate, Cunningham said.
Lori Whipley said yesterday that her daughter is going to be okay, but she is worried about kids who walk to the bus stops in the subdivision.
There are two bus stops for students who live within the gated community and no sidewalks or streetlights on the roads, she said.
Whipley said she plans to petition the subdivision for some action to put up lights and, in the meantime, may talk to the school system about adding additional bus stops so students don't have to walk as far.
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