NYPD: 13-Year-Old Struck by Minivan Driver in Long Island City Hit-and-Run

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Oct. 17, 2018 By Tara Law

Police are searching for the operator of a white minivan who drove off after hitting a 13-year-old boy in Long Island City last week.

Police say that the driver hit the child as he was walking into the street near 38-72 13th St. at around 8:15 a.m. on Oct. 10.

Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene and brought the boy to an area hospital, where he was treated for a broken ankle. 

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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