Yesterday morning, a 17-year-old driver struck a 14-year-old student who was crossing the street on Andover Street to board her school bus in Andover. It was reported that Melanie Nesteruk, the driver, had not cleared the frost off of her minivan’s windshield, which authorities state is what led to her hitting the unidentified girl.
The student was attempting to catch her 7:15am bus to school when she was hit by Nesteruk and is currently listed in fair condition at a Boston area hospital. Nesteruk has been cited by police for passing a school bus as its lights were flashing as well as impeded operation of her vehicle, due to the frosted windshield obstructing her view.
Nesteruk reportedly told Andover police that she did not see the bus, the lights or the girl crossing the street towards the bus. The victim was semiconscious at the scene of the accident and was immediately taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a Boston hospital. Earlier in the day on Monday, she had been listed in serious condition, but has since been upgraded to fair.
Andover police stated that the driver of the school bus that had stopped for the girl was so distraught from the accident that she had to have another driver continue her bus route for her. Students from her bus were then transferred to a second bus in order to get to school for the day.
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