A female Kansas University student struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening on campus has been treated and released from the hospital, according to Kansas University spokeswoman Jill Jess.
The woman was walking across Lot 109 near Jayhawk Towers, 1603 W. 15th St., shortly before 8 p.m. when she was struck by a Nissan Altima, driven by a male KU student, said KU Public Safety Sgt. John Dietz.
Dietz said the woman received head injuries and was transferred to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka. The injuries were originally believed to be life-threatening. Dietz said the cause of the accident is under investigation.
On Thursday, Jess said they were not able to release the woman's name and did not have any additional information to release.
Comments
brngbckwoo 7 months, 1 week ago
Thoughts are with this poor girl's loved ones.
superswagg56 7 months, 1 week ago
Prayers are with her and the Family!! May God Bless
costello 7 months, 1 week ago
My thoughts are with her. I hope she has a full recovery.
pagan_idolator 7 months, 1 week ago
Hope this ends well. Prayers sent for her full recovery.
consumer1 7 months, 1 week ago
Parking lots can be more dangerous than streets, because people are looking and racing for a place to park. I am not say this student was. This is so sad, I am so sorry for this girls family and of course her, to be cut off at such a young age.
consumer1 7 months, 1 week ago
Parking lots can be more dangerous than streets, because people are looking and racing for a place to park. I am not say this student was. But, I hope she has full recovery and continues her college career.
rcakmon 7 months, 1 week ago
I just spoke with a family friend and she's doing well. They took her to Topeka for a head CT scan and MRI because she did black out at the scene. No serious head injuries were found. She's at home resting. Thank you for your prayers and good wishes.
NotASquishHead 7 months, 1 week ago
Someone should explain open records laws to Jill Jess and KUPD.... Accidents reports are open public record, no questions asked. The victim's name should be released.
Slowponder 7 months, 1 week ago
When was 20 U.S.C. § 1232g struck down by SCOTUS or amended by Congress? And when did Congress give notice that it was removing 34 CFR Part 99 from the US Code of Federal Regulations? Do you know that the student and/or her parents waived their privacy rights under FERPA to have her name and other personal information released?
jennsc01 7 months, 1 week ago
My guess is the officer still needs to complete the accident investigation. Once the report is available (they have up to 10 days to complete it) then the information will be available to the public. You are correct, the information is KORA applicable, but you assume it must be released right away. Accident investigations can be intensive, even more so when serious injuries occur. Both parties deserve the right to have a complete and thorough investigation of the accident before life changing information is released to the public.
consumer1 7 months, 1 week ago
Were both texting?
shadowbox66044 7 months, 1 week ago
KU should offer a class teaching students how to cross a street. That being said, I'm glad she's doing better.
rcakmon 7 months, 1 week ago
The girl hit by the car was not texting. Her phone was discovered in her purse by emergency personnel. They then used it to call her parents.
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