STATHAM, Ga. -- A mother and child were seriously injured after being struck by a van while trick-or-treating in Statham, Halloween night
The Georgia State Patrol said around 8:30 p.m., Jeffery Craig, 47, of Statham was driving his 2010 Chrysler Town and Country van heading north on Jefferson Street at Railroad Street when he hit Katlin Bentley, 29, and her 5-year-old son.
Police said the mother and child, from Bogart, were walking in the crosswalk when they were struck. The child was wearing a Halloween costume.
The mother was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital for her injuries. The child was airlifted to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Hospital.
Craig was cited with failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.