The Bay Net received a report that a student of Stoddert Middle School who was walking to school this morning was struck by a vehicle in Waldorf at the intersection of Smallwood and St. Charles Parkway.
Kristen Timko of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office told The Bay Net that the child was flown to Children’s Hospital in DC.
“We don’t have all of the details to release that this time, but I don’t believe the injuries were life-threatening. We will have more details later today.”
Traffic was detoured for a short while and the scene was cleared by 9:05am.
Wednesday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office released the following information:
At 7:13 a.m. Wednesday, Charles County Sheriff’s officers responded to the intersection of St. Charles Parkway and Smallwood Drive in Waldorf for the report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
Investigation revealed a 42-year-old Waldorf man was driving a 2001 Saturn north on St. Charles Parkway. As he approached the green light at Smallwood Drive, a 12-year-old Waldorf boy attempted to cross St. Charles Parkway from the median.
He walked against the direction of the pedestrian signal into the path of the Saturn, which subsequently struck him.
The boy was flown by a Maryland State Police helicopter to Children’s Hospital. His injuries are said to be non-life-threatening.
The driver of the Saturn was not injured. Officer S. Stanley of the Traffic Operations Unit investigated.
