A St. Joseph's University student was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a driver along City Avenue Monday night.
A driver struck the unidentified student along City Avenue -- on the Montgomery County side near Old Lancaster Avenue -- just before 8 p.m., Lower Merion Township police and the university said.
The victim was being treated at a local hospital in critical condition, the university said in an email sent to the campus community.
The person in the striking car stopped a short distance later stayed on the scene, police said. The windshield to their SUV was shattered on the driver's side.
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All northbound lanes along City Ave. were closed to traffic while police investigated, but reopened well before the Tuesday morning commute.
"Members of our community are mobilizing in support of the student and family," Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students Ross Radish said in the message to the "SJU Community."
The university said it is offering counseling for students.
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People who frequent City Avenue said they often see drivers going too fast along the straight stretch of road dividing Philadelphia and Montgomery County.
"They go about 50, 60, sometimes 65," bus operator Melvin Green said. The speed limit near St. Joe's is just 35 mph.
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