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Police seek driver after 9-year-old injured in Richmond hit-and-run

Posted at 10:32 PM, May 24, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-25 00:15:19-04

RICHMOND, Va. -- A nine-year-old boy has been taken to the hospital after a hit-and-run in Richmond’s northside Tuesday evening.

Police said at 7:53 p.m. they were called to the scene of a hit-and-run at the intersection of North Ave. and E. Crawford St. They said an older model blue Cadillac hit the boy and fled the scene.

North Ave. and E. Crawford St.

North Ave. and E. Crawford St.

The 9-year-old was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Witnesses tell CBS 6 the boy’s arm and leg was banged up after the collision.

"I heard him yell and I saw when he flew," said one witness. "I told my daughter something happened and that's when I walked down here."

Police are still looking for suspect in this case.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.

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