NEWBURY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A distracted driver struck two siblings as they walked through a community center parking lot in Newbury Township Thursday morning, Geauga County Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand said.

A 12-year-old girl and her 7-year-old brother were walking through the parking lot of the Kiwanis Lake Community Center near View Drive and Elm Drive around 8 a.m. Thursday when the 20-year-old driver hit them, Hildenbrand said.

He said the driver appeared to have been distracted when the crash occurred.

The 12-year-old suffered a severe leg injury, Hildenbrand said. She was taken to University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center and later flown by medical helicopter to University Hospitals in Cleveland for further treatment. The 7-year-old was also taken to UH Geauga for evaluation, authori

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