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A student at Albert Einstein Middle School is injured in a hit-and-run accident

A Sacramento County middle school student was injured after a hit-and-run accident Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Albert Einstein Middle School student was driving through the crosswalk past the school when a car hit him, according to a letter to families from Principal Chase Tafoya. The driver did not stop after the accident. According to a release from CHP, officers were searching for a silver Hyundai Santa Fe that was traveling east on Mirandy Drive and approaching the crosswalk near Huntsman Drive when the car struck the 12-year-old boy. The car model is believed to have been built somewhere between 2001 and 2006. Tafoya said the student was given first aid and first responders sent him to a hospital for further care. CHP said the boy suffered minor injuries from the blow. “You do your best to always make sure they are safe. One would assume that them being in school means they are safe. So this part is kind of like 'Where' “Can my son go so it's safe?” said a parent picking up his child. The letter said the school had reached out to the student's family and was following any updates on his condition. Tafoya said the school will examine how the accident occurred and whether measures can be taken in the future to make routes to school safer. “Unfortunate accidents like this remind all of us, especially students and drivers, to be mindful of safety and around our neighborhood school zones,” Tafoya said. “Drivers should always use extreme caution and slow down, even when students are not visible.” KCRA 3 reached out to the California Highway Patrol for more information about the accident. Albert Einstein Middle School is located in Rosemont. Do you have any photos or? Video of an incident? If so, upload it to KCRA.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and other details so we can give you the right credit online and on TV. For more coverage of top California stories, click here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

SACRAMENTO, Calif. –

A Sacramento County middle school student was injured in a hit-and-run accident Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

According to a letter to families from Principal Chase Tafoya, the Albert Einstein Middle School student was driving past the school in the crosswalk when a car hit him. The driver did not stop after the accident.

A news release from CHP said officers were searching for a silver Hyundai Santa Fe that was traveling east on Mirandy Drive and was approaching the crosswalk near Huntsman Drive when the car struck the 12-year-old boy . The model of the car probably dates from between 2001 and 2006.

California Highway Patrol

Tafoya said the student was given first aid and first responders sent him to a hospital for further care.

CHP said the boy suffered minor injuries from the blow.

“You do your best to make sure they are always safe. They assume that going to school means they are safe. So that part is kind of like, 'Where can my son go to be safe,'” he said A parent picks up their child.

The letter said the school had reached out to the student's family and was following any updates on his condition.

Tafoya said the school will investigate how the accident occurred and whether measures could be taken in the future to make routes to school safer.

“Unfortunate accidents like this remind all of us, especially students and drivers, to be more mindful of safety in and around our neighborhood school zones,” Tafoya said. “Drivers should always use extreme caution and slow down, even when students are not visible.”

KCRA 3 reached out to the California Highway Patrol for more information on the crash.

Albert Einstein Middle School is located in Rosemont.

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