Halloween Hit-And-Run Video Shows Car Escaping After Injuring Child, Woman: Cops

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Police have released a video showing a vehicle wanted in the hit-and-run of a young child and an adult on Halloween speeding away from the scene in North Plainfield. (See video below)

The hit-and-run was reported on Monday at 6:22 p.m. on Moutain Avenue and Jeffries Place where North Plainfield Police Officers found a 21-year-old woman and a seven-year-old boy with injuries from being hit by a car, said North Plainfield Police Captain Alan McKay.

Both had serious yet non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to an area trauma center, said McKay.

Witnesses describe the vehicle that was involved in the hit-and-run as a black or gold-colored sedan, said police.

Police are still investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact the North Plainfield Police Department Detective Bureau at 908-769-2973 or Traffic Unit at 908-769-2931. Callers can remain anonymous.

Residents are asked to check any available video surveillance systems for any footage that may have captured the incident or vehicle.

Click the video here of the wanted vehicle in the hit-and-run fleeing on Mountain Avenue shared by North Plainfield Police Department:

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