Police say driver who struck girl on Halloween was using cellphone

Police say an 11-year-old girl was struck by a driver using his cellphone on Saturday night near Third Avenue and Athol Street.

She was sent to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators from the RPS Traffic Safety Unit say the driver, a 17-year-old boy, was using his cellphone when he hit the girl, who was crossing the street at a crosswalk.

The driver was ticketed for failing to yield to a pedestrian at an intersection and driving without due care and attention.