A minor believed to be participating in a protest against ICE was hit by a car on Monday afternoon.
According to the West Palm Beach Police Department, at about 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a pedestrian vs. vehicle crash near the South Wind Plaza on N. Military Trail.
Video shows the minor lying on the ground with police and fire personnel surrounding him and rendering aid.
Police say the minor was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver remained at the scene of the crash.
The minor being struck by a vehicle comes as hundreds of students from at least four Palm Beach County high schools took to the streets in coordinated protest against ICE. The schools involved were reported to be Lake Worth Beach High School, John I. Leonard High School, Royal Palm Beach High School, and Palm Beach Lakes High School.
The student-led protest follows the Florida Commissioner of Education, Anastasios Kamoutsas, issuing a warning to state schools that protests during school hours would not be tolerated.
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Source: cbs12
