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A 7-year-old girl was hit by a car Friday afternoon while attempting to cross Redwood Road in West Valley City.
The child was flown by helicopter to a hospital in critical condition, said West Valley City police Sgt. Mike Powell.
The girl was with a 13-year-old girl when she tried to cross from the west near 3800 South shortly after 4 p.m. Powell said the teen tried to stop the child from crossing, but the 7-year-old continued across the street and was hit by a car when she stepped into a northbound lane.
The girl suffered a broken arm and undetermined internal injuries, but Powell said authorities expect her condition to improve.
The child was not at a crosswalk. The busy road is surrounded by numerous apartment complexes in the area, leading to lots of pedestrians trying to cross the street at various places.
"Jaywalking across the street is a significant problem here," Powell said, adding crossing at a crosswalk can seem inconvenient, "but it keeps pedestrians and drivers safe."
Cimaron Neugebauer