02 October 2011

11-Year-Old Boy Struck by Hit and Run Driver

11-Year-Old Boy Struck by Hit and Run Driver

Philadelphia police say an 11-year-old boy was struck by a hit and run driver while skateboarding in Southwest Philadelphia Sunday.

It happened along 65th and Greenway Avenue shortly before 8:30 p.m.   Police say the driver stopped, got out of the car and saw the boy on the ground.  The driver then got back into his car and continued on Greenway, according to investigators.

The victim is in stable condition at Children’s Hospital with cuts and bruises to his head and body.

Police describe the car as a black or dark blue Mercedes or BMW.


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