Nassau County police officers respond to the scene of the...

Nassau County police officers respond to the scene of the crash in Levittown on Tuesday afternoon. Credit: Jim Staubitser

A 14-year-old pedestrian was struck and seriously injured by a driver near a Levittown high school, according to authorities.

The crash happened near Division Avenue High School at around 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday.

The student's name wasn't released. She was airlifted to the hospital by a county police helicopter, according to Nassau police spokesman Det. Lt. Richard LeBrun. She was listed in stable condition on Tuesday night, police said.

The teen was struck on Division Avenue, north of Church Road, according to a police news release, which said the driver, a 34-year-old man, was operating a 2016 Mazda. He remained at the scene.

No further details about the crash were immediately available.

In a written statement, Levittown schools superintendent Todd Winch said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the student and her family this evening. We will support them in any way needed in the days ahead."

In 2022, the most recent year for which complete statistics are available, there were 873 pedestrians injured in car crashes in Nassau, 21 of whom were killed. In Suffolk, it was 427 pedestrians injured and 51 killed, according to the University at Albany-based Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research.

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