BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — A 19-year-old was seriously injured when he was hit by a car in Battle Creek.

It happened Tuesday on Capital Avenue near E. Langley Road. The Battle Creek Police Department says the 19-year-old man was wearing dark clothing and walking in the middle of the road when he was hit.

Police say the driver, a 79-year-old woman, stopped and called 911.

The man was hospitalized in critical condition.

The crash was being investigated. BCPD said alcohol was not believed to have been involved.