NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio — A 16-year-old girl, identified as Violet Gustafson, has died after being hit by a car in North Ridgeville on Monday evening.

Police say the teen was struck on Lorain Road near McDonald's at around 6 p.m.

"The members of North Ridgeville Police Department would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt sympathies to Violet’s family and friends during this difficult time," said North Ridgeville police in a Facebook post.

Paramedics administered first aid and the girl was eventually taken to University Hospitals St. John Medical Center in Westlake, but died there from her injuries.

"Right now I can say it's under investigation. Our reconstructionists are looking at the evidence and gathering any video from the area," Captain Greg Petek, with the North Ridge

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