MASON CITY – A Mason City teen has been cited by police after allegedly sending text messages while driving a car and then striking a pedestrian.
According to police, Krista Mary, 33, of Mason City, was struck while crossing the street while walking northbound at the intersection of East State Street and Connecticut Avenue Wednesday at around 3:33 PM. The driver of the car was 16 year-old Christian Laverne Bitker-Rasmussen. She was driving a 1995 Ford Escort westbound through the intersection.
Police said that Bitker-Rasmussen struck Mary head-on, and she received head injuries and was transported to the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room by emergency responders, where she is still hospitalized at this time.
Bitker-Rasmussen was cited for failure to yield to pedestrian and use of electronic communication device while driving.
The incident is still under investigation.
