A 15-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning in Marion Oaks and transported under a trauma alert, the latest in a string of juvenile-involved crashes across Marion County in recent weeks.
The collision occurred in the morning hours in the Marion Oaks community. While the teen is homeschooled, sources indicate she may have been escorting a younger sibling to nearby Marion Oaks Elementary School when she was hit on Marion Oaks Trail near Southwest 127th Lane Road.
The Ocala Gazette has previously reported concerns about the lack of sidewalks and the posted 45 mph speed limit on Marion Oaks Trail when Marion Oaks Elementary opened…