Unattended Child Struck by Car in LA Suffers Head Injury
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 2, 2024) — An unattended child was struck by a car after running into a Los Angeles street late Monday night.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers received a call about a traffic collision at the intersection of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Halldale Avenue in Exposition Park at 11:58 p.m. When they arrived, they found that a vehicle driving westbound on MLK Jr. Boulevard had struck the child.
“The unattended child ran into the street and was struck by the passing vehicle,” an LAPD spokesperson confirmed to local news agencies. Video from the scene shows the car, a red Pontiac sedan, in the middle of the roadway with caution tape surrounding it.
The child struck by car, whose age has not been released, was rushed to a nearby hospital with a head injury. Their current condition is unknown. The driver, who stayed at the scene and cooperated with authorities, was neither speeding nor under the influence, police said. No arrests were made, including the child’s parents, based on preliminary information.
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