A UF student was taken to Shands at UF on Tuesday morning after she was hit by a Regional Transit System bus on West University Avenue, having suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Natasha Schoultz, a 21-year-old journalism junior, was standing on the south side of the curb in front of the Florida Theatre, 233 W. University Ave., and stepped off the curb into the street, Gainesville Police Department spokeswoman Tscharna Senn said.
At that moment, an RTS bus was heading east going about 30 miles per hour. It was unable to stop in time, hitting Schoultz.
Police and traffic homicide investigators arrived at about 1:53 a.m. Schoultz, who suffered some serious injuries to her face, was taken to Shands at UF for medical evaluation.
Doctors determined that Schoultz’s injuries weren’t life-threatening, though she was still in the hospital as of press time.
