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Walnut Avenue, Cranford, NJ

Driver, 86, Hits School Crossing Guard In Cranford: Police Driver, 86, Hits School Crossing Guard In Cranford: Police
Driver, 86, Hits School Crossing Guard In Cranford: Police A crossing guard was hospitalized after being hit by a car near Walnut Avenue School Thursday morning, police said.  A number of children and parents were in the vicinity for the start of the school day around 8 a.m. when police said a 2003 Cadillac hit the guard as she stood in the crosswalk. The guard has stopped traffic for a student when the guard was struck, police said.  The guard was wearing a traffic vest and had a "stop" paddle, police also said.  The driver was identified as an 86-year-old Union County resident. Police did not release the driver's name but said cha…