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Trenton, NJ, crossing guard struck near school, driver leaves scene

Trenton police are searching for the driver of a dark-colored SUV who witnesses say struck a school crossing guard on Nov. 21, 2024

Google Street View of Stuyvesant and Exton avenues in Trenton, New Jersey.
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A hit-and-run driver struck a crossing guard near a Trenton, New Jersey, school Thursday, police said.

The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2024, at the intersection of Stuyvesant and Exton avenues in New Jersey's capital city, Trenton police said. The intersection is near Gregory Elementary School.

The impact left the unidentified crossing guard with a broken leg and head trauma, police said Friday. She was hospitalized in stable condition.

Witnesses told investigators that the driver was operating a dark-colored BMW SUV, police said.

The search for the driver and the investigation continued Friday, police said.

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