ELYRIA, Ohio — A 15-year-old boy is hospitalized after an Elyria police cruiser struck him while responding to an unrelated crash Friday afternoon, the department said. The 15-year-old boy was injured in the incident that happened at 4:15 p.m. at the intersection of West Avenue and 11th Street, Elyria police said in a news release. He was taken to University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. The condition of the boy was not immediately available as of Saturday morning.