Teen hit by car in Cary, flown to hospital

A teenager was flown after being hit by a car in Cary Tuesday afternoon.The Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department were called at 2:29 p.m. Tuesday to the Cary-Algonquin Road and Norman Drive intersection “for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle,” Cary Fire Protection District spokesman Alex Vucha said Tuesday.Paramedics found the teenager “lying in the roadway near the crosswalk adjacent to the intersection,” Vucha said. They requested a medical helicopter, determining the teen’s injuries were serious, Vucha said.The teen was taken by ambulance to McHenry and then flown to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Vucha said.“The vehicle that struck the teenager was occupied by a single adult male driver, who reported no injuries,” Vucha said.The roadway reopened shortly after 3 p.m. and the Cary Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash, Vucha said.