INDEPENDENCE, Kan.-A teenager is hospitalized after being hit by a car in Montgomery County on Tuesday afternoon.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1992 Toyota Corolla driven by Rakesha R. Rowe, 36, Independence was westbound on Main Street and hit a 14 year old who was crossing from the south side of the road.

The KHP said Jewel J. Houk, of Independence, was taken to Mercy Hospital and

Lifeflight transported her to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.