Girl, 4, struck by car outside DC school

A 4-year-old girl is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was struck by a car outside a D.C. school Tuesday night.

It happened about 9:17 p.m. outside the Rocketship Legacy Prep School on Massachusetts Avenue near Southern Avenue.

The driver of the striking vehicle stayed at the scene.

It’s not yet clear what caused the crash.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the time. 

Teddy Gelman

Teddy Gelman became Morning Drive Producer in February 2020. Prior to that, he worked as a weekend producer and an assistant producer after joining WTOP in 2018. He’s also filed news stories on-air, anchored sportscasts and produced for the WTOP traffic team.

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