Crossing guard hit by vehicle near Davis Park Elementary School

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 A crossing guard was struck by a vehicle while working near Davis Park Elementary School  this morning.

The crossing guard suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Emergency crews responded to the intersection of S. 18th and Walnut Streets around 8 a.m.

According to the Terre Haute Police Department,  a westbound driver hit the guard who was in the cross walk.  The driver  was cited at the scene for disobeying a crossing guard and failure to ‬exercise extreme caution in a school crossing zone. THPD did not release names of the driver or guard or type of vehicle involved in the incident.

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