Crime & Safety

3-Year-Old Girl Hit By Car in Oakland

The child was conscious and breathing when she was rushed to the hospital.

ROCKRIDGE, CA - A 3-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle in East Oakland this afternoon, a police spokeswoman said.

The girl was struck in a collision reported at 12:19 p.m. in the 1900 block of 98th Avenue. She was taken to a hospital and was conscious and breathing at the time of transport, police spokeswoman Officer Johnna Watson said.

The driver stopped at the scene and is cooperating with police, Watson said.

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Northbound traffic on 98th Avenue was being redirected this afternoon while police investigate the collision, she said. No other information about the case was immediately available.

--Bay City News

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