A teenage girl was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday morning after being hit by a vehicle on Belvidere Road in Waukegan.
According to Waukegan Police Department Cmdr. Joe Florip, the collision occurred on Belvidere near Keller Avenue around 6:30 a.m., and traffic was blocked for a period of time between Keller and Lewis Avenue as the scene was being investigated.
“It was a serious accident,” he said, so traffic investigators were called to the scene. He added the driver of the vehicle stopped and was cooperating with investigators.
“We’re classifying it as an accident. It’s still an active investigation,” he said.
Steve Lenzi, spokesman for the Waukegan Fire Department, said paramedics transported a teenager from the scene, and at the time, she was in critical condition.
