Arrest Made After Child, 7, Struck by Truck

Framingham Police arrested a Framingham man, after his truck struck a girl, age 7, riding her scooter in the street on Sunday night.

The crash happened at 4 p.m. at 153 Second Street in the Beaver Street neighborhood.

The girl, which Framingham Patch originally reported as a boy in Sunday’s news alert, was transported to a Boston hospital with serious injuries by a medical helicopter.

The vehicle was travelling about 10 miles per hour, according to witnesses, said Framingham Police Lt. Stephen Cronin.

“The child was at fault,” said The Framingham Police Lieutenant. “She did not yield to the vehicle.”

When emergency crews arrived on the scene she was conscious and alert but in the middle of the street, said Lt. Cronin.

She was complaining of left leg and shoulder pain and had several cuts, said Lt. Cronin.

The driver of the truck Edvaldo Cruz, 32, of 154 Second Street, Apt. 305 of Framingham was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with no license. He had a Brazilian passport but no Massachusetts license.

The street is not designed as a playground, said Lt. Cronin.

Parents need to remind children of that, added Lt. Cronin.