10-year-old girl hit by car in Cedartown

A 10- year- old girl who darted across the street to join a sibling was struck in the head before she could get to the other side on late Wednesday afternoon in Cedartown, and remains in a Chattanooga hospital.

Georgia State Patrol public relations officials said no charges were taken out against the driver, and the child was rushed to the hospital for treatment after being struck by the vehicle in the eastbound lane.

According to reports from the office so far, the girl was trying to cross at 1196 East Ave. in Cedartown with her mother on one side of the roadway, and a sibling on the other. The girl was almost hit by a vehicle in the westbound lane, but managed to make it into the middle turn lane before she was subsequently struck in the eastbound lane.

Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome said last week following the accident that his officers responded quickly to the scene.

The girl was airlifted out to a Chattanooga- area hospital for treatment, where he said she remained in critical but stable condition.

No updates were immediately available on her condition as of press time over the weekend, but Polk County Coroner Tony Brazier did report it was improving before the week’s end.

Newsome turned the investigation of the incident over to Georgia State Patrol.