Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Boy
A 7-year-old boy was in critical condition Friday from injuries suffered when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Northridge and dragged 160 feet.
Fidel Carrera of Northridge was in critical condition at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, spokeswoman Gwen Young said.
The boy was hit by a tan Chevrolet Malibu about 3 p.m. Thursday as he attempted to cross Parthenia Street at Vanalden Avenue, police said.
Detective Henson Dial said the driver of the 10- to 12-year-old car made no effort to stop after the boy came free of the car’s front end. “He just kept going,” Dial said.
Dial said police are looking for the car, which is believed to have front-end damage from the collision.
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