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A 13-year-old girl was hospitalized today after a delivery van struck her as she crossed Northwest Highway in Mount Prospect, police said.
Witnesses told police the girl ran against the light when she crossed the highway west of the Emerson Street intersection and was struck by a van, police said.
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Police said the 17-year-old driver of the Ford van attempted to swerve, but was unable to avoid the pedestrian.
He will not be charged, authorities said.
The girl, a Mount Prospect resident, sustained multiple injuries and was transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. Police said they do not believe her injuries were life-threatening.