Connecticut authorities said they would not identify the teenager until his family had been contacted about the Saturday afternoon inicident
GRANBY, CONN. -- Police here said a 17-year-old boy was struck and critically injured by a car around 2:19 p.m. Saturday.
The boy, a town resident who wasn't identified by police, was rushed by ambulance to Hartford Hospital, where he remained in critical condition as of late Saturday afternoon, according to the Granby Department of Police Services.
The incident occurred on Route 10/202 -- also known as Salmon Brook Street -- by the entrance to Salmon Brook Park, police said.
"Identification of the pedestrian is being withheld pending notification of the family," Granby Police Chief David L. Watkins said in a release.
Police did not indicate if the operator of the vehicle, Michael Lambert of Appletree Lane, North Granby, is facing any charges. Lambert was not injured.
Police said a preliminary investigation determined that Lambert was northbound on Route 10/202 when the teenager entered the roadway from the east. The North Central Municipal Accident Reconstruction Team is assisting Granby police with the investigation.
Granby police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to call (860) 844-5334, then ask to speak with Officer Jeremiah Dowd.
THE MAP BELOW shows the approximate location of a Saturday incident in which a pedestrian was struck by a motorist in Connecticut: