Benton police are investigating after a 9-year-old girl was hit by a car on Alcoa Road on Tuesday, Feb. 20, just beyond a railroad crossing near the intersection with Benton Parkway.
She was taken to a nearby hospital and is in critical condition. Her 15-year-old sister was also hurt, but is OK.
This was not a hit and run, and the driver of the vehicle is cooperating with police as they are currently investigating.