Reese Witherspoon: first pictures after accident.

Reese Witherspoon, the Oscar winning actress was hit by a car on Wednesday afternoon.

Reese Witherspoon, 35, was jogging near her home in Santa Monica, California when a car struck her.

The car was traveling at around 20 mph when it hit Reese in the 20th street and Georgina Avenue area, according to reports on RadarOnline.com.

Reese Witherspoon was hit by a car whilst jogging

Reese Witherspoon was transported to a local hospital where she was treated for minor injuries.

“Reese Witherspoon was hit by a car on Wednesday and sustained minor injuries,” a police spokesperson told RadarOnline.com.

Reese is now said to be back at home with her family and resting.

An 84-year-old woman is the car’s driver and she was cited for failure to stop for a pedestrian and was released.

Reese Witherspoon married talent agent Jim Toth on March 26 at her country home in Ojai, California.

Reese has two children, Ava 12 year-old and Deacon 8 year-old, from a previous marriage with Cruel Intentions star, Ryan Phillippe.

The 35 year-old Legally Blonde actress recently opened up about her struggle as a single parent following her divorce from Ryan Phillippe.

Reese Witherspoon said the years after the split were incredibly stressful – but reveals she now feels “relief and an incredible amount of support” from her new husband.

Reese and Ryan marriage ended in divorce in 2007.

Speaking about that period, Reese Witherspoon, who is the Oscar-winning for Walk The Line, told Marie Claire magazine:

“I was hard on myself when I got divorced.

“And until I got remarried, I don’t think I realized how stressed I was.

“I feel so much relief. I don’t think I realized how stressed I was being a single parent. It was really, really stressful. It’s not easy on anybody.

“You know, somebody close to me once said, <<Oh, no man will ever accept your children.>> And I just thought it was the most horrifying thing someone has ever said to me in my entire life.

“I was determined to find somebody who would make that not true. And I got lucky. I did. I got very lucky, and he’s wonderful. And so wonderful with the children. I’m very blessed,” Reese Witherspoon said.