A vehicle struck a 16-year-old Best High School student as he crossed the street near his school on Thursday morning.

The student “darted” across the road at approximately 8 a.m. at the intersection of N.E. 53rd St. and 108th Ave. N.E. in Kirkland, said Kirkland police Lt. Mike Murray.

“He wasn’t in the crosswalk and he came out kind of suddenly and the person driving the car couldn’t stop in time,” said Murray, noting the boy was about 75 feet south of the marked crosswalk. “Witnesses said that the driver was going the speed limit and this kid just ran out and wasn’t in the crosswalk.”

The boy sustained some injuries, though they didn’t appear life threatening, said Murray.

“He was alert and awake and talking to the aid unit as they transported him to the emergency room,” said Murray, who didn’t know which hospital the boy was taken to.

Kirkland police blocked off 108th Avenue for about half an hour while several aid and patrol cars responded to the accident.

The Kirkland Traffic Unit is currently investigating the case.