A 12-year-old student was hit by a vehicle while crossing in a crosswalk in the 2800 block of Cranehill Drive at about 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, sending the child to the hospital and leaving the driver facing a charge. The student was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the driver, a 68-year-old Lynchburg woman, remained at the scene afterward.
The child was crossing the street in a crosswalk when they were struck, according to WSET, which identified the student as a Linkhorne Middle School student. Both the Lynchburg Police Department and Lynchburg Fire Department responded to the scene on Cranehill Drive, the outlet reported. The student was then taken to Lynchburg General Hospital, where injuries were described as non-life-threatening, per the same report.
The driver was identified as Anne Greenhow, 68, of Lynchburg, according to WDBJ7. Greenhow stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, the station reported, citing Lynchburg police. She was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, according to the same report, though the station did not specify the penalty tied to that charge or whether Greenhow has entered a plea.
A Second Lynchburg Schoolchild Hit This Year
Wednesday's crash echoes another Lynchburg case from earlier this year. On Feb. 25, 2026, a 9-year-old pedestrian was injured in a vehicle accident in the 2300 block of Old Forest Road, according to WSET. That boy suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was also taken to Lynchburg General Hospital, the outlet reported. In that incident, the 41-year-old male driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to WSET, which noted police had asked anyone with information to contact Officer Bauserman or Crime Stoppers.
As first reported by WSLS 10, the Lynchburg Police Department has asked anyone with information about Wednesday's crash to contact Officer Orrock at 434-455-6047 or Crime Stoppers at 888-798-5900, or to submit a tip online or through the P3 app.
What Virginia Law Requires at Crosswalks
Under Virginia law, drivers approaching intersections or crosswalks where traffic is regulated by a law-enforcement officer or a traffic-control device must yield according to that officer's direction or the device's signal, per Virginia Code § 46.2-924(C). The statute does not, on its own, specify the exact penalty tied to Greenhow's charge, and it remains unclear whether she has appeared in court or retained an attorney.
