CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Police were dispatched Monday just before 8:30 a.m. to the street entrance of Great Bridge High School for an accident involving the crossing guard.
A passenger vehicle leaving the school's campus hit the crossing guard as she began walking into the street, according to police.
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The crossing guard was hit at a low speed and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and was transported to a hospital for treatment, according to Chesapeake officers.
The adult driver remained on scene and was issued a summons for signals by law enforcement officer, crossing guard and flaggers.
One parent says she immediately got out of the car to help the crossing guard after witnessing the incident.
"This morning I had anxiety and adrenaline from witnessing the event," Kim Stumbo said. "My high schooler was in the vehicle with me, and he also was like ‘what did I just see.’ He knows the crossing guard, so it was disturbing to see her get bumped and falling."
What seemed like a normal day for Stumbo wasn't so normal when she went to drop her kids off at school.
"I was three cars in the left turning lane coming in the opposite direction to turn and threw it into park and jumped out," Stumbo said.
"Someone had started calling 911," Stumbo said. "I quickly took my hoodie and put it underneath her head. She was on her side in a fetal position. She told me it was her knee and foot. Good enough she had some humor in her, and she said she was 20 but then identified herself as 64."
Another parent would like to see something done about the speeding in the area.
"Traffic around here is horrible," Todd Walters, a Great Bridge parent said. "People don’t stop for buses. They don’t pay attention to the school crossings. My son saw it this morning when he got dropped off."
"What did you see?" News 3's Leondra Head asked Austin Walters, a Great Bridge high school freshman.
"She was holding out her hand for the guy to stop and he just kept going, it looked like he was on his phone," Walters said. "She was blowing her whistle really loud and he hit her. He got out of his car and tried to help her. But she was on the ground and couldn’t get up."
The crossing guard is expected to recover.
Stumbo says this is a learning lesson for all drivers.
"My 15-year old is in the car he’s going to be taking drivers ed next semester, and I was like ‘this is an example,'" Stumbo said. "I told him this is how aware you need to be, not just in a school zone but aware of your surroundings at all times."
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