Puyallup, WA High School cross country runner hit by car, hospitalized

PUYALLUP, Wash. - A runner with the Puyallup High School Cross Country Team was hit by a car and was hospitalized with serious injuries on Monday.

Police say the crash happened at the intersection of 7th Street Northeast and 2nd Avenue Northeast at around 5 p.m.

The student athlete was reportedly on a run with his team at the time of the collision. He was immediately attended to by a coach, and was later taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, with his current condition unknown.

The driver, a 27-year-old man, was reportedly cooperating with police and impairment is not suspected. However, police arrested him on an unrelated misdemeanor charge.

The Puyallup Police Department is in communication with the Puyallup School District regarding the investigation.

The Metro Agencies' Major Collision Response Team is investigating the crash.

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