Cobb County

13-year-old driver runs over woman standing in drop-off line at school

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A woman was hit by a car in a metro Atlanta elementary school drop off zone on Wednesday morning.

The Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit is investigating how a 35-year-old woman was hit by a car while at Brumby Elementary School’s drop off zone.

Three children were inside the car at the time, around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, when the Chrysler hit the woman.

Police said a 13-year-old was behind the wheel at the time, with two young passengers inside.

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The preliminary investigation by Cobb County police found that the car had a 4-year-old boy and 6-month-old baby girl also in the car.

While the woman was standing in front of the Chrysler, it accelerated and hit her before coming to a stop on top of the woman.

Then, the Chrysler reversed and hit an empty Chevrolet Equinox parked nearby.

The woman was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries and the collision is still under investigation.

The woman was not identified and her current condition is not known.

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