Police looking for suspect car in hit-and-run that injured child in St. Cloud
Car suspected to be involved in St. Cloud hit-and-run (Photo Courtesy: St. Cloud Police Department).
The St. Cloud Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run incident that injured a 7-year-old boy who was on a skateboard Friday evening.
Officers say they responded to the incident at 7th Avenue South and 11th Street South at about 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Police then found a 7-year-old boy who had been hit by a car.
Police say the child was riding south on 7th Avenue when the car struck him while traveling west on 11th Street. The car then fled the area, according to police.
The boy was taken to the hospital by ambulance for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
St. Cloud police say witnesses saw the car fleeing the scene of the incident. They described it as a four-door silver sedan, pictured above. The car is believed to have front-end damage near or underneath the front bumper.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200 or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-255-1301.