ALEXANDRIA, Va – A driver on a learner’s permit hit a 9-year-old girl with a vehicle in a Del Ray crosswalk Friday evening, and the child was transported to a hospital as a precaution, Alexandria police told The Alexandria Brief.
The driver, accompanied by a licensed driver as required for permit holders, remained on the scene and was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
The collision occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Avenue and Kennedy Street, according to APD. The driver was traveling northbound on Mt. Vernon Avenue and turning left onto Kennedy Street when she hit the child with her vehicle. The girl was crossing in the marked crosswalk. Police said she did not appear to have sustained serious injuries…