BOSTON (WHDH) – The Boston Police Department says they have located a car wanted in connection with a hit-and-run that left a boy injured in Dorchester on Wednesday morning.
Officers responding to Columbia Road and Intervale Street just before 7:30 a.m. found a child suffering from non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car, later described as a white GMC SUV with some damage, according to Boston police.
The driver reportedly took off from the scene.
The boy was transported to an area hospital. He is expected to be OK.
A neighborhood resident who witnessed the “horrifying” crash says she rushed over to help the child.
“I don’t like that. I complain to the city about right here so many times,” witness Nicole Lamontaque said. “When his body flew over here underneath this car, I wanted to get him out, get him on his back, check him out, love him.”
Other residents stated that they’re are afraid to cross the dangerous intersection because motorists often speed through it.
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to contact Boston police at 617-343-4275. Anonymous tips can be reported by calling 1-800-494-TIPS.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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