Community raises concerns about San Marcos intersection after teen hit by car NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

An investigation is underway in North County after a teenager was struck by a car near San Marcos High School on Thursday.

The student’s family told the school district that she was not expected to survive her injuries.

In the wake of the incident, community members are raising safety concerns for students and other pedestrians at the intersection where this happened.

The San Diego Sherriff’s Department got a call just after 6:30 Thursday morning reporting that a teen had been hit by a car.

According to the initial report from the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, the driver was traveling northbound on Rancho Santa Fe Road, approaching San Marcos Boulevard when the student was crossing the street and was hit. Fire crews were sent out and rendered aid, then took the 16-year-old girl to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with traffic investigators …