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February 6, 2008

Girl critical after being hit by car at Mass. polling place

BOSTON — A second-grade girl struck by an SUV at a polling station in Randolph on Super Tuesday is in critical condition.

Police say 86-year-old William Geisler lost control of his car and hit 8-year-old Britney Noel as she stood outside the Elizabeth G. Lyons Elementary School. He had driven to the school to vote.

The girl was taken to Boston Medical Center where she was listed in critical condition Wednesday morning. Lyons Principal Leo Flanagan says she has a fractured skull and is in a medically induced coma.

Police says Geisler was trying to park when he lost control of his vehicle, drove across a grassy area, mounted the sidewalk and hit the school, pinning the child between the SUV and the school.

Geisler has not been charged and the investigation continues.

-- The Associated Press

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