Stuart driver charged after striking 12-year-old in crosswalk, child airlifted

Stuart driver charged after striking 12-year-old in crosswalk, child airlifted

A 12-year-old child was struck by a pickup truck while crossing in a marked crosswalk in Stuart and airlifted to a hospital for treatment.The Stuart Police Department responded to the vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash at approximately 4:10 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at the intersection of Bayou Avenue.Initial reports indicate the child was crossing the street within the marked crosswalk when a red Chevrolet pickup truck traveling eas…