Backpack Helps Save 12-Year-Old’s Life After She Was Hit by Car on the First Day of School, Family Says

The family of a 12-year-old girl who officials say was hit by a car on her first day of school in Wisconsin believes her backpack helped save her life.

The Kaukauna Police Department said officers responded around 3:31 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Investigators determined the girl was struck by a car leaving a Kwik Trip parking lot while she was riding her electric scooter on the sidewalk.

Police said she was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The case is still under investigation…

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