Teen Girl Hit By car As She Was Getting Mail

A 13 year-old girl has been hospitalized after she was hit by a vehicle south of Fergus Falls. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash on March 18, just before 4:00 p.m. Investigators say a vehicle driven by 47 year-old Yullveny Rodriguez Quijada hit 13 year-old Ellie Armstrong who was collecting her mail on the side of the road. Officials say Armstrong was taken by ambulance to the hospital with non-life threatening injures. Rodriguez Quijada was not hurt. The Sheriff’s Office says alcohol, drugs and distracted driving are not suspected in the crash.