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. At around 9 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. MORE: https://tinyurl.com/2pvjavj9 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay