A 16 YEAR-OLD SALINAS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WAS INJURED IN A HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING WHILE HE WAS WALKING TO SCHOOL. THE TEEN WAS REPORTEDLY IN THE CROSSWALK AT MAIN AND ACACIA STREETS WHEN HE WAS HIT BY DARK GREY OLDER MODEL FORD EXPLORER WITH A RED PASSENGER DOOR. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE, OR ITS DRIVER, IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE TEEN WAS TRANSPORTED TO SALINAS VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES TO HIS MOUTH, AND BACK.
