Hit-and-run driver injures 6-year-old in Brooklyn

A 6-year-old was injured in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn on Thursday
A 6-year-old was injured in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn on Thursday. Photo credit Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A driver struck and injured a 6-year-old in Brooklyn on Thursday and fled the scene, police said.

The child was in the crosswalk at 68th Street and 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights around 8 a.m. when the driver of a 2017 Lexus hit them while making a left turn, according to police.

The kid was transported to an area hospital in stable condition.

The driver fled and was still being sought Thursday afternoon.

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