Child, 11, Struck by Car at Thorne Middle School in Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — An 11 year-old Thorne Middle School student was struck by a car Thursday while running across Murphy Road after dismissal.

Middletown Twp. Police responded to the scene at approximately 2:45 p.m. Thursday after receiving a report that a student was struck. The child sustained non-life threatening injuries, consisting of minor cuts and scrapes to the face and body. Middletown Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene, treated the victim, and subsequently transported the student to Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank.

This is not the first time a child has been hit by a car in that area. In 2014, a child was struck by a car traveling at a low speed near Blanche Court and Murphy Road on a Saturday afternoon. The child only suffered minor injuries and was transported to Riverview Medical Center as a precaution. Again, that incident happened on Murphy Road as well, a few blocks from Thorne. Read about that incident here.

Thorne Middle School is located in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown on Murphy Road. The incident is under investigation by Cpl. Nick Caprio of the Middletown Twp. Police Traffic Safety Unit. It is unknown if any charges have been filed yet.