CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A school crossing guard was hit and injured by a vehicle Monday just before 7:30 a.m. on Rossview Road in front of Rossview High School.
The Clarksville Police Department crossing guard had the stop sign displayed for westbound traffic when 20-year-old Ryan Smith, driving a 2013 Chevrolet, failed to obey the signal and hit the crossing guard.
The crossing guard, a woman in her 20s, went airborne and crashed onto the hood and windshield of the car. She was taken by ambulance to Skyline Medical Center. Police said she sustained a head injury, but is conscious and in stable condition.
Charges against the driver are pending.