A nine-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in East Ridge on Saturday afternoon.
At approximately 4:21 p.m., East Ridge Police and Fire/Rescue responded to the 5300 block of Lazard St. in reference to a child having been struck by a vehicle.
The first officer arrived on the scene in three minutes to find the boy lying in the roadway.
The child had been riding a scooter when he was struck by a Chevy 1500 pickup truck.
The motorist, who has been identified as Mandi Hutsell, 23, of Ringgold, was traveling west on Lazard Street when she struck the child.
The boy was transported to T.C. Thompson by Lifeguard EMS.
East Ridge traffic investigators have charged the driver with reckless driving. .