Lafayette police: Driver runs red light and hits boy in crosswalk

Morgan Whitley
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DENVER (KDVR) — A boy was hit by a vehicle while walking in a crosswalk near an elementary school on Tuesday.

The Lafayette Police Department and Lafayette Fire Department were called to North Gough Avenue and Baseline Road on reports of a crash at about 7:45 a.m. The intersection is near Escuela Bilingüe Pioneer Elementary.

When officers arrived at the scene, they said a juvenile boy was crossing at a designated crosswalk with a crossing guard when he was hit. The light at the intersection was red.

Lafayette police said a driver was traveling eastbound on Baseline Road when they drove through the red light at North Gough Avenue and hit the child.

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The driver remained on scene.

Officers said the boy was taken to a local hospital and he only suffered minor injuries from the crash.

It is unclear at this time if the driver will be cited.

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Eastbound Baseline Road was closed for a short period of time.

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