Genoa woman charged after striking teenager with car: Police

GENOA – A 75-year-old Genoa woman was charged Monday after police said she struck a 17-year-old with her car while the teenager was walking in an intersection with a crossing guard.

Patricia Margolies, 75, of Genoa, is charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and failure to obey a crossing guard, according to a Monday news release from the Genoa Police Department.

The teenager was taken to a nearby hospital for minor injuries and later released, police said.

Genoa police responded to reports of a car vs. pedestrian crash about 7:15 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Hadsall and Main streets, according to the release.

Investigators reported the teenager, 17, was crossing the intersection with the help of a crossing guard, who was also in the intersection and had signaled for traffic to stop.

The traffic traveling east on Main Street complied with the crossing guard’s request, however, a vehicle traveling west – allegedly driven by Margolies – did not.

Margolies’ vehicle struck the teenager while in the westbound lane crossing Main Street, police said.