A 17-year-old teen was critically injured Thursday morning after she was struck by a car while she was in a crosswalk in Kent.
According to the Kent Police Department, at about 7:22 a.m., officers and medics with Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority Fire Fighters responded to a child being struck by a car near 116th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 234th Street.
911 callers said the girl had been hit by a car and was on the ground and injured.
The 17-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital and is currently in critical condition.
According to police, a 49-year-old woman was driving the car that hit her. She has been cooperative with law enforcement, who do not believe drugs or alcohol were involved.