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Police: Teen rushed to hospital with major injuries after being hit by Chico State student

A 17-year-old Chico High student was rushed to Enloe Health after they were struck in a marked crosswalk Wednesday night

Michael Arredondo and Jessica Miller // September 12, 2024 // 295 Views

From the Chico Police Department Facebook page

Update 9:30 a.m. Thursday: A 17-year-old Chico High student was rushed to the hospital with major injuries after being hit by a Chico State student while in a marked crosswalk on Esplanade near West Sacramento Avenue on Wednesday after 3 p.m., the Chico Police Department stated in a press release.

The teen has since been transferred to another hospital to receive further treatment, Lieutenant Todd Lefkowitz said.

The driver is not from the Chico area and stayed on scene with police after the incident.

Chico police said they do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. The CPD Major Accident Investigation Team has taken over the investigation.

Chico police issued a traffic alert via social media shortly after the crash warning people to avoid Esplanade between West First Avenue and West Sacramento Avenue.

The names of the people involved have not been released.

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Michael Arredondo, Entertainment Reporter

Michael Arredondo is second year transfer student and news major from Porterville. It is his first semester on The Orion. His focus within The Orion is entertainment news mainly. His interests include watching popular film, gym training and playing video games.

Jessica Miller, News Editor

Jessica Miller is a fourth-year English studies major at Chico State with a minor in linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. This will be her second semester with The Orion and her first semester as the news editor. She previously worked as the food editor and loved getting to know the small businesses in downtown. After graduation, she plans to pursue a single-subject teaching credential in English and begin teaching at the high school level in California. She loves to write, read and work at the Student Learning Center on campus as a Lead Writing Mentor for the Writing Center..