HIT-RUN AT NYC PARK: Girl, 2, mowed down by group of dirt bike, scooter riders

Police are searching for multiple suspects in the hit-and-run from Saturday, Aug. 26
Police are searching for multiple suspects in the hit-and-run from Saturday, Aug. 26. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A 2-year-old girl was struck and injured at a Bronx park by a group of speeding dirt bike and scooter riders, police said Tuesday as they searched for them in the hit-and-run.

Surveillance footage from Aug. 26 shows the suspects speeding down a street around the time of the crash that left the toddler hospitalized with a number of injuries.

The girl was at Pelham Bay Park with her family around 5 p.m. when she was run down the group as they sped through the park, according to police.

The suspects fled the scene after the girl was struck, police said
The suspects fled the scene after the girl was struck, police said. Photo credit NYPD
The hit-and-run happened in broad daylight at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx
The hit-and-run happened in broad daylight at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. Photo credit NYPD

At least four suspects fled the scene on vehicles and on foot.

The young victim suffered multiple lacerations, bleeding and pain to her right leg, police said.

EMS transported her to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where she was listed in stable condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

One of the suspects fled the scene on foot, according to cops
One of the suspects fled the scene on foot, according to cops. Photo credit NYPD
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