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Road opens back up after child struck by a car in East Haven

EAST HAVEN — Authorities responded to reports of an accident at the area of 410 Main Street in East Haven Wednesday afternoon. A 13-year-old male was stru...

EAST HAVEN -- Authorities responded to reports of an accident at the area of 410 Main Street in East Haven Wednesday afternoon.

A 13-year-old male was struck by a vehicle, causing a portion of Main Street from Gerrish Avenue to Pardee Place to be closed, police say.

Witnesses told police the boy ran into traffic from behind two parked cars and was hit by a vehicle traveling east on Main Street.

He was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital hospital and treated for serious, but non life threatening injuries. The child will not be identified.

Police say the driver fully cooperated with the investigation and was later determined to not be at fault for the accident, but was issued a misdemeanor summons for lack of Proof of Insurance.

The kid was determined to be at fault for the accident for Illegal Use of Highway by Pedestrian, however he was not charged.

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