CAMDEN, IN — A teenager was critically injured after running a stop sign and being hit by a car this week.

According to the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department, the crash took place at the intersection of Mead Road and Territorial Road on the southern edge of Hillsdale County in Camden Township.

A preliminary investigation revealed the 15-year-old, who was not identified by authorities, was operating a moped when they ran a stop sign and were struck by 63-year-old Kathy Lynn Kester, of Reading, who was traveling on Territorial Road.

First responders from the Camden Fire Department and Montgomery Fire Department requested an air medevac helicopter respond to the scene, but they were later cancelled by Reading Emergency Unit paramedics who opted to transport the teen to the hospital for treatment.