Boone Police Press Release Pedestrians Hit by Vehicle

Boone -- Town of Boone Police Department Press Release On Wednesday, February 28, 2024,

at 7:20 pm, members of the Boone Police Department, Boone Fire Department, and Watauga Medics responded to the area of

Blowing Rock Road and Rivers Street for a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.
During the investigation, it was determined that a parent and child attempted to cross Blowing Rock Road and were struck by a vehicle. The child was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem with life-threatening injuries and is currently in critical condition. At this time the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.

Appalachian State University Police Department assisted with this incident.