MIDLAND, Texas — A Lee High School student was struck by a car just after noon on October 2.
MISD confirmed the pedestrian was a student. The incident happened off campus, at the intersection of Tarleton and Shandon.
Midland police say the pedestrian was struck by a red 2006 Mustang.
The driver has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Midland ISD released the following statement:
Yesterday, a member of our Lee family was injured and taken to the hospital from a vehicle-pedestrian accident that occurred off-campus. The driver of the vehicle, fellow Lee student Nicholas Vasquez, has been arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The investigation into the circumstances of the accident is being conducted by the Midland Police Department.
