Citrus County deputy in critical condition after being hit by car

A school resource officer is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle while directing traffic Tuesday night following a high school graduation, according to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office.

Around 9:00 p.m., Deputy Andy Lahera, 50, was standing at the intersection of Saunders Way and South Lecanto Highway after Lecanto High School's graduation when a 2013 Nissan Altima going south on South Lecanto Highway struck him, deputies wrote in a statement.

The 19-year-old driver didn't see the deputy, who was wearing a reflective traffic vest and holding a lighted traffic ward, according to a news release from Florida Highway Patrol.

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