Hit-and-Run Driver Sought in Incident Involving Student

A student was hit while walking across Grand Avenue Wednesday morning, and the Port Washington Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating the vehicle as the driver fled the scene.

According to the Port Washington Police Department's Facebook page, the car struck the student between 7:15 and 7:20 a.m. in the crosswalk at Grand and Webster.

"Other vehicles were stopped on Grand Avenue waiting for the student to cross when a vehicle passed on the right going westbound striking the student in the left leg and running over her foot," the page said. 

The vehicle is described as a small silver or white car with some type of a blue and white round sticker on the back, the Facebook post said.

Charles Betka, a local crossing guard, said the intersection of Grand and Webster is not staffed with a crossing guard, though he has suggested that the city consider it because of the high amounts of students that cross in that area; the high school is just up the street. Betka said police reserves do staff that intersection during football games to direct traffic.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the department at 262-284-2611. (Refer to #13-2009)