Vehicle Hits 13-Year-Old In Ipswich

IPSWICH, MA — A 13-year-old boy struck by a car Saturday evening at an intersection will survive, police said.

The boy stepped onto the crosswalk at Central and Mineral streets when he was hit by a northbound vehicle. He sustained brought to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

The driver of the vehicle, a 35-year-old Rowley man, stayed on scene. He was cited for failure to yield for a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

Police are investigating, but said they do not believe speed or alcohol was involved.

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