11-year-old boy in critical condition after hit-and-run incident in West Philadelphia
The boy was crossing West Girard Avenue at 42nd Street when he was struck around 7:45 p.m., police said.
An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized in extremely critical condition after he was hit by a truck that fled the scene Thursday night in the Parkside section of West Philadelphia, police said.
Around 7:45 p.m., the boy was crossing West Girard Avenue at 42nd Street when he was struck by a blue Ford F-150 with the license plate of ZTX6169 that was last seen heading west on Girard, police said.
The force of the impact launched the boy about 50 feet west on Girard, said Chief Inspector Scott Small.
Witnesses said the driver, who was described as white male in his 60s wearing glasses, was swerving in and out of traffic in a reckless manner when the truck hit the boy, Small said. At least one of the witnesses followed the truck and was able to get the license number and driver description.
The boy lives a few blocks away and reportedly was walking to a store on the south side of Girard when he was hit, Small said.
He was transported by medics to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.