Visiting teen struck by car on Chestnut

A high school student attending a model Congress event at Penn was hit by a car Sunday afternoon while crossing the street near 36th and Chestnut streets. The student, a 15-year-old girl, was struck by a Chevrolet Celebrity after exiting the Wawa located at the corner of 36th and Chestnut streets. The driver stopped at the scene of the accident. The girl was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was treated for leg and shoulder injuries, the worst of which was a broken arm. CHOP officials would not say whether she had been released as of last night. According to University Police officials, the girl was crossing the street against the red light. Wharton and Engineering senior Ira Hofer, the director of events for the Penn Model Congress, confirmed that the student had been on campus to attend the PMC's Fourth Annual High School Conference, which was held between March 29 and April 1. "She was one of our delegates who came to the conference," Hofer said. "There are no serious injuries, and we have been in constant contact with her advisor and her parents. We're helping her in any way we can." Hofer said the accident occurred after the day's conference session had already ended. The girl was preparing to board her school's bus after an advisor had given her permission to go to Wawa. This incident marks the second time this semester where jaywalking led to an accident. On January 22, third-year Law School student Jorge Salva was hit by a car near 37th and Spruce streets, near the Quadrangle. Salva was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was treated for a broken arm.