Children Hit by Cars in Chicago, Columbus, Atlanta

A 13-year-old boy was critically injured Saturday after being struck by a car on Chicago’s South Side; police said the driver was cited. In Columbus, a Mifflin Middle School student was hit near Stelzer Road and Towne Center Boulevard Friday morning and taken to the hospital initially in critical condition; the school district later said the student was stable and expected to recover, and sent counselors to campus. It was not clear whether the Columbus driver stopped, and the crash remained under investigation. In southwest Atlanta, a child struck by a car Friday was hospitalized alert and breathing, while police continued investigating and had not said whether the driver would face charges.