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Driver Hits Schoolboy

A boy trying to board a school bus ended up at Yale-New Haven Hospital instead Wednesday morning after a driver hit him.

The incident occurred at 8:38 a.m. at Vernon Street and Davenport Avenue in the Hill neighborhood.

The student was struck as he tried to board the bus. Police cited the driver for reckless driving, a misdemeanor that requires a court appearance; and improper passing of a standing school bus, according to Lt. Jeff Hoffman. He said the boy is 12 years old.

It appears he is going to be OK,” schools spokesman Abbe Smith said of the student, who she said attends Strong 21st Century Communications Magnet & Lab School on Orchard Street.

The driver was not cited under the state’s new vulnerable users” law because the offense requires causing serious injuries, and thankfully” this incident did not, Hoffman said.

Meanwhile, police reported another pedestrian struck by a motorist at around 9 p.m. Tuesday while crossing Whalley Avenue at Orchard Street. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries to his right chin and knee and his back,” according to a police report; the driver fled the scene.

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