Update: Pedestrian Injured After Being Struck by Vehicle

Updated 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18

Authorities say a vehicle struck a pedestrian shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Simonton Road at Friar Road.

Fourteen-year-old Cheyenne Anderson from Watkinsville darted into the path of an oncoming Honda Accord on Simonton Road and was hit, according to a public information officer with the Georgia State Patrol. The driver, Hannah Ruth Pollett, 23, of Bishop, was not charged. The teen was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center for treatment but details about the nature of her injuries were not released.

The driver, Hannah Ruth Pollett, 23, of Bishop, was not charged.

According to Nixle alerts and social media updates posted by the , the section of the roadway where the accident occurred was closed until about 10 p.m.