INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after a child was hit by a car Thursday morning on the city's near east side.
Officers responded to a report of a crash near East 10th and North Dearborn streets around 8 a.m. Dec. 7. The location is across the street from Brookside School 54.
An IMPD spokesperson confirmed a child was hit by a vehicle, and the driver remained at the scene.
According to the spokesperson, medics took the child to Riley Hospital for Children after complaining of pain. The child's condition is not known at this time.
The crash happened across the street from Brookside School 54. The student was reportedly taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
School leaders are in contact with the student's family while IPS police investigate the incident. IPS told 13News that they are committed to keeping the safety of all students at the forefront of their educational experience.
Brookside School 54 is one of the schools that received new flashing beacons last month. One of them was installed on East 10th Street.
It is part of the city’s commitment to add the technology to nearly two dozen school zones across Marion County by the end of this year.
Newly-elected councilor Jesse Brown will soon represent the community and said pedestrian safety will be one of his top priorities.
“10th, 16th, 21st streets ... all through my district are problem areas where the infrastructure is poor because we don’t have the money to properly maintain it,” Brown said.
Brown, a democratic socialist, was just elected to represent District 13 on the near east side, which includes the busy stretch of East 10th Street.
When Brown joins the council next year, he plans to push for more projects like protected bike lanes, tactical urbanism and even “civilian-led traffic enforcement.”
“Projects like that can save lives, and I think it’s well worth the monetary costs,” Brown said.
For now, he has this message for drivers.
“I would like drivers to feel a little more stressed out knowing how easy it is and how common it is in our city that people are hurt or killed because of simple little mistakes,” Brown said.