MOORESVILLE, Ind. – Police arrested a suspected intoxicated driver accused of hitting a high school student while she was crossing the street near her bus stop.
According to the Mooresville Police Department, it happened around 6:50 a.m. Tuesday at Indiana Street and County Line Road.
The student, described by Chief Kerry Buckner as a 15-year-old girl, was taken to IU Health Riley Hospital for Children. She was in stable condition with a likely broken bone.
The driver was taken into custody on a preliminary charge of driving while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury, police said.
Students who ride the same bus faced a 30-minute delay in their usual pickup time, according to the school district.
