Victoria E. Freile

@vfreile

For the second time in four days, a 14-year-old boy was struck by a car while walking to school.

Just before 8 a.m., A 14-year-old Rochester boy was struck by a southbound car as he crossed Lake Avenue near Stonewood Avenue, said Rochester police investigator Frank Camp. The teen, a Leadership Academy student, suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment.

The school is located at 4115 Lake Ave. in Rochester.

The involved motorist, Anthony Quitaldi, 34, was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, Camp said.

The crash comes just four days after 14-year-old Michael Lynch was struck while walking across Cooper Road on his way to Irondequoit High School. Lynch, a freshman, suffered life-threatening injuries and remained in guarded condition at Strong on Monday.

The teen's mother Bernadette Lynch on Monday posted in a Facebook community group that she and her family are "humbled and eternally grateful" for the outpouring of love and support they have received.

"Many have asked how Michael is doing," she wrote. "His life will be forever altered, but we remain hopeful that with God's love and mercy under excellent care at Strong, that Michael will improve."

More than $51,000 was donated since Thursday through two online fundraisers to help with medical costs for the Lynch family

VFREILE@Gannett.com