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Girl 15 Critical After Being Run Over; Driver to be Charged
By By Dan Sapir
Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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A 15 year old Kingston girl was struck and run over by a 17 year old neighbor early this morning as the Sacred Heart student was crossing Wilder Road in MacFarlane Farm Estates. The call came into the Kingston Police station at 6:59 a.m. this morning. The girl was still underneath the vehicle, a 2000 red Dodge Dakota pickup truck operated by Ryan Lynch who also resides in the subdivision.
Lt. Maurice Splaine told the Observer this morning that Lynch will be charged with Operating to Endanger, Unsafe and Impeded Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and Speeding. The speeding charge was based on the conditions that existed at the time of the accident. Reports that Lynch went through a school bus signal are not substantiated by police reports.
The Observer has learned that there are witnesses who observed the accident who indicated that it appeared that Lynch was trying to clear a fogged windshield when the accident occurred.
The girl was transported to the Silver Lake Regional High School field where she was Med-Flighted to a Boston Hospital where he condition is reportedly grave. The girl’s name has not been released by authorities and it is expected that charges will be filed against Lynch. Sources said Lynch said he never saw the girl but heard a thud and stopped.
Lynch is a student and was on his way to school when the accident happened. It is not known what school he attends but it is not Silver Lake.
No official release has been prepared by police at this time.
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