Two teens injured when struck by car in Huntingburg

ByFree Press Staff Reading Time: 1 minute

The mother of one of the girls has provided an update in the comments below.

Huntingburg — A 14-year-old Holland girl and a 17-year-old Huntingburg girl were hit by a car when they darted across traffic at a busy intersection in Huntingburg Friday at about 6 p.m.

The two girls were attempting to cross U.S. 231/Main Street from the CVS to Hucks convenience store/gas station through heavy, stopped traffic. According to police, they failed to see the moving traffic in the northbound lane and darted in front of a 1998 Dodge Stratus driven by 28-year-old Chad Goodall of Evansville.

Goodall had just turned north onto U.S. 231/Main Street from State Road 64/Sixth Street and didn’t see the girls until they were in his lane of traffic. He attempted to stop but did not have time to do so before the vehicle struck the girls.

According to police, The two girls may have sustained head injuries and were transported to Memorial Hospital by ambulance. Their condition is unknown at this time.

Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the accident.

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  1. One of the girls was my daughter. She was treated and releases with minor head injuries. The other girl was flown to St. Mary’s by helicopter. She is recovering but was injured badly. Thank god they will both live to see another day. Please let this be a lesson to other children….use the crosswalks. They are there for a reason. This accident was senseless. We could’ve lost both of our girls.

  2. Those poor girls, the best to them!

    Seriously, someone needs to get that crosswalk FIXED. The last time I was in Huntingburg, which was just a few weeks ago, the CVS/Hucks crossing was NOT working. It didn’t matter how many times you hit the button or how many light cycles you waited through, and honestly? People zoom through that crossing ALL THE TIME.

    Yeah, kids need to be careful, too, but DRIVERS also have a responsibility, as does whoever is responsible for maintaining the crosswalks. It is discouraging to try to cross when the crossings tend to not work, and when people tend to park INSIDE them, or zoom through them because they are too busy for pedestrians. Safety takes everyone making an effort.

    1. I had my daughter show me where she got hit. There was a good 30 feet from the light he turned from. He had plenty of time to stop. He either was speeding or just not paying attention.

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