Crossing guard supervisor hits, kills teen near bus stop

LAKELAND, Fla. — A crossing guard supervisor hit and killed a teen with her car as the boy ran across a street to catch a school bus in Lakeland, authorities said.

A Polk County Sheriff's Office news release said Kalen Kirk, 17, was heading to his bus Monday morning when the sheriff's office employee hit the George Jenkins High School student.

The release said Kirk was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Horstman said there is no crosswalk or school crossing at the intersection where the incident happened.

Hortsman also said the supervisor works primarily from an office, and it was just a terrible coincidence that she happened to be driving through that intersection as the boy crossed.

It was still dark, and Horstman said there's no indication the supervisor was impaired or distracted.

No citation has been issued.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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