The Delaware State Police have arrested a female for vehicular assault after she struck a small child in a west Magnolia neighborhood.

MAGNOLIA: A 2 year old boy was air lifted to A.I. DuPont Hospital in serious condition shortly before 4:00 P.M. Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a reckless driver. That driver, 30 year old Kenyanna S. Suarez, of Magnolia, was operating a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche northbound on Nascar Lane from Irish Hill Road when she struck the child.

According to police spokesman, Gary Fournier, Suarez who was not in possession of insurance or her drivers license was able to come to a controlled stop a short distance away from the impact.

Witness accounts to the events that took place revealed Suarez was driving at a high rate of speed when she entered into the neighborhood and was talking on her cell phone. Police say, those witnesses were parents standing outside waiting for their children to be dropped off by area school buses, Fournier said.

Police transported Suarez to Troop 3 where she was charged with Vehicular Assault 2nd, Driving While Suspended or Revoked, Failure to Have Insurance in Possession, Failure to Have License in Possession, Driving at Unreasonable Speed, and Driving While Using an Electronic Device (Cell Phone). She was arraigned at JP2 and released on $2,150.00 unsecured bond.