Edhat StaffSource: Santa Maria Police Department
On April 30, 2018, at about 1928 hours, Santa Maria Police Officers responded to the 800 block of W. Harding Ave. to a report of a vehicle versus child traffic collision. Upon arrival, Police, Fire and Medical personnel encountered a five-year-old child lying in the roadway and the involved vehicle still on scene. A subsequent investigation determined that the small child ran into the roadway into the path of an oncoming vehicle. The driver was unable to stop in time and struck the child.
The child was transported to the Marian Medical Center for treatment for a non-life threatening injury. The driver was preliminarily determined not to be at-fault and released from the scene.
