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Police Looking For MI Driver Who Hit 5-Year-Old Girl And Drove Away: MSP

Investigators are still searching for evidence to identify the suspected vehicle.

HILLSDALE COUNTY, MI — Michigan State Police are looking for a driver who they said struck a 5-year-old girl and drove away.

The crash happened at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday on East Main Street near Knapp Sreet in North Adams, according to police.

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North Adams is a village northeast of Hillsdale.

Police said the girl was crossing the street when she was struck by the vehicle.

The driver did not stop, but a nearby resident took the injured girl to her home, according to police.

The girl suffered a broken ankle and cuts and bruises in the crash, according to police.

Police did not say whether the child was walking with anyone or where she was going.

Investigators are still searching for evidence to identify the suspected vehicle.

Police ask anyone with information about the crash to call the MSP Jackson Post at 517-780-4580.

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