The driver was pinned in by other motorists a few blocks away, Clearwater police say.

CLEARWATER – A Clearwater man was arrested Wednesday (Jan. 8) after he fled the scene when he hit a crossing guard near a middle school, the Clearwater Police Department said.

The crossing guard, , Ernest Comeau, 78, was admitted to Morton Plant Hospital. His injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. He has been a crossing guard for three years.

Gregory Robert Olson, 68, of Clearwater, was charged with one count each of Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Injury, Driver with a License Suspended or Revoked (First Offense), and Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device.

The crash happened about 4:28 p.m. afternoon at S Belcher Road and Catalina Drive just south of Oak Grove Middle School in Clearwater.

Comeau was helping pupils cross Catalina Drive when he was hit by a Honda that then hit a Ford. The Honda left the scene but was pinned in by other motorists at Belcher and Nursery roads, police said.

PHOTO OF HONDA COURTESY OF THE CLEARWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT. PHOTO OF GREGORY ROBERT OLSON COURTESY OF THE PINELLAS COUNTY JAIL.

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