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Police seek hit-and-run driver who injured boy, 4

Philadelphia police are looking for the SUV driver who fled after hitting a boy in Germantown Thursrsday afternoon.
Credit: Metro file photo

A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle in Germantown on Thursday afternoon.

Andre Wright was crossing the street at Germantown Avenue and Seymour Street with his 14-year-old sister about 4 p.m. when the SUV hit him, CBS Philly reports. The SUV’s driver did stop at first, but fled the area about three minutes later.

The hit-and-run vehicle is described as a newer model Dodge Nitro.

Wright was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center. He was last listed in stable condition.

Metro Philadelphia

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