Girl, 13, Hospitalized After Being Hit by Car in Novato

A 13-year-old girl was hospitalized Wednesday when she was struck by a vehicle, Novato police said.

The girl was hit at the intersection of Center Road and Kristy Court around 2 p.m. The vehicle was traveling east on Center Road and the girl was running south across Center Road, police said.

“The driver (Adult male), immediately stopped and rendered first aid the 13-year-old female pedestrian,” police said in a news alert. “The pedestrian was transported by ambulance, to the hospital, with non-life threatening injuries.”

The driver is cooperating with police and alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor for either party involved in the crash, police said.

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