2 students injured in crashes

Two children on their way to school were injured in separate incidents this morning in Plant City.

The first incident happened at 7:45 a.m. at Sam Allen Road and Sam Allen Oaks Circle when Charles Ray, age 7, ran across the street to catch his bus and was hit by an oncoming vehicle driven by Patricia Weber of 43 Quail Run in Plant City. The child was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital, where he's in stable condition, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

The bus was headed to Cork Elementary School.

The second incident happened at 8:24 a.m. at 109 Kilgore Road. Jessiny Santos, 11, was walking to Turkey Creek Middle School when a pickup truck driven by John W. Mays of 3213 Sunset Oaks in Plant City backed into her. She was knocked down and hurt her knee, and was transported by ambulance to South Florida Baptist Hospital.

- Jan Wesner, Times staff writer