BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT STRUCK ON WEST MAIN STREET

TOP HN PHOTO: Barnstable Police Patrolman/High School Resource Officer Dennis Stampfl comforts bystander at accident scene.

HYANNIS – Barnstable patrol officers and Hyannis Firefighters rushed to West Main Street in the area of Dunn’s Pond Road after a male high school student was struck by a vehicle shortly after 7:00 a.m. this morning. The student was placed in a Hyannis FD ambulance and eventually transported to Cape Cod Hospital. He suffered a leg injury that was not considered to be life-threatening.

The driver of the vehicle that struck the teen remained on scene and was fully cooperative with police.

The Barnstable Police Department is investigating…

HN PHOTO: Scary moments for mom & dad, who responded to scene upon hearing the news. Mom is being comforted by a high school employee, still upset but relieved her son was going to be okay.