10-year-old girl in critical condition when struck by vehicle on West Center Street in Midvale, Utah
10-year-old girl critically injured in Midvale auto-pedestrian crash(link is external)
A 10-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday following an auto-pedestrian crash.
The girl was hit by a westbound car at 400 W. Center just after 3:50 p.m., said Unified police detective Jared Richardson.
The girl was taken by ambulance to Intermountain Medical Center, then airlifted to Primary Children's Hospital in critical condition. Her impact with the car "damaged the windshield pretty good," according to the detective.
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