Girl, 12, seriously hurt after being struck by car in Athens

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Police in Athens-Clarke County say a 12-year-old girl has been hospitalized with serious injuries after she was struck by a car.

The Athens Banner-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1hP3LWK ) the girl from Lexington got hit while standing in a grassy median after her mother was involved in an unrelated, minor collision.

Police Lt. Don Eckert said the girl, her mother and others involved in the first collision were out of their vehicles standing in the median when another driver came upon the crash scene and was unable to stop in time. He said the driver swerved into the median, hitting the girl.

Eckert said the girl's suffered internal injuries and broken bones that were serious, but not life-threatening. She was hospitalized in Atlanta.

No charges had been filed Monday.