Updated: February 6, 2012
No charges will be filed in the case of a Walhalla student who was hit by a car last week, according to officials.
They say he is still improving at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Updated: February 3, 2012 at 10:31 a.m.
Walhalla Police Chief Tim Chastain said Friday the 10th grader hit by a car Thursday has been transferred to Greenville Hospital Systems for surgery.
Chastain says the student has a broken collarbone, tailbone and leg.
No charges have been filed. The police department is still investigating the accident.
Posted: February 2, 2012
A Walhalla High School student was injured Thursday morning when he was hit by a car.
Shannon Gibson with the Oconee County School District says a tenth grade student was struck as he was walking along Pickens Highway.
Gibson says the accident happened at the red light at the exit for the high school which is located on Razorback Lane.
Gibson says the student was taken to the hospital, but his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
Walhalla Police say Timothy Wirtz, 29, was driving the car. Officers say Wirtz stopped and helped the student after the accident.
WPD officials say they don’t know if he’ll be charged.
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