POOLER, Ga. (WTOC) - Following a terrifying accident Thursday involving a child being hit by a car, Pooler’s Mayor Karen Williams is speaking out.

This comes after Pooler Police said the student was hit by a car at a bus stop on Thursday morning. You can find our coverage of that here .

The incident happened at South Rogers Street and Mell Street at around 7:30 a.m. that day.

The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System says the student goes to West Chatham Middle School and was hit while crossing Rogers Street to board the bus at the bus stop.

Saturday night, Mayor Williams made a statement to Facebook looking to clarify a few things: “ The terrible incident in which a child was struck by a driver while attempting to board a school bus has shaken our entire community. As a moth

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