Student accidentally hits teacher with vehicle at Mary Persons High School

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the incident remains in the preliminary stages of its investigation.

UPDATE: The Mary Persons High School staff member struck by a vehicle Tuesday suffered injuries described as non-life-threatening, according to a Facebook post from Monroe County Schools.

The district says the crash happened in the school parking lot during afternoon dismissal. The staff member was taken to a hospital after the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and emergency crews responded.

ORIGINAL STORY:

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A teacher was taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle driven by a student in the parking lot at Mary Persons High School, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to the school’s junior parking lot around 2:57 p.m. after receiving a report of an accident involving a student and a teacher.

Preliminary information indicates a student was driving a vehicle in the parking lot when they accidentally struck the teacher, according to the sheriff’s office.

The teacher was alert and conscious after the incident and complained of leg pain. The teacher was taken to a local hospital.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the incident remains in the preliminary stages of its investigation.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available.