COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A 9-year-old girl was hospitalized after being hit by a car while walking onto a road in Lake City Thursday.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 19-year-old female was driving north on SW Birley Avenue when the child entered the road from the east shoulder.
FHP said the front of the woman's car struck the 9-year-old girl. The child was transported to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville with serious injuries.
