Car Hits Juvenile Near High School In Maplewood-South Orange: Police

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A driver recently hit a juvenile pedestrian near Columbia High School in Maplewood, authorities say.

According to the Maplewood Police Department, an officer responded to the high school on Dec. 16 after getting a report about a car-pedestrian strike. The school serves students from Maplewood and South Orange.

The juvenile said a van hit them as they were crossing at the intersection of Parker Avenue and Academy Street. The vehicle was making a left onto Academy Street at the time, police said.

The driver stopped and checked on the youth. However, the juvenile waved them off because they were late for school, police said.

Maplewood police investigated the incident, later charging a 30-year-old resident of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania with Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Failure to Report an Accident, Careless Driving, and Failure to Yield to Pedestrian.

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