Rochester teen walking in crosswalk hit by car

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Rochester teen walking in crosswalk hit by car

Scene of Monday's accident near Spaulding High. (Rochester Police photo)

ROCHESTER - A teenager walking in a Wakefield Street crosswalk was injured on Monday when a car struck him a little before 1 p.m.

Police are saying that a 2003 Dodge Stratus driven by Debby Richardson, 46, of Ossipee was traveling south on Wakefield Street when she struck the 18-year-old male, who was from East Rochester.

He was transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital with what police described as nonlife-threatening injuries. 

Richardson was warned for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. She was able to drive her vehicle from the scene.

Wakefield Street was closed for approximately 15 minutes during the investigation.