Crime & Safety
Driver Bolts After Hitting 11-Year-Old In Brooklyn Crash: NYPD
Police said the motorist struck the young girl while she was crossing the street in Sheepshead Bay last month.
BROOKLYN, NY — Police are searching for a BMW driver who injured an 11-year-old girl in a Brooklyn hit-and-run last month as she crossed the street near a local park, cops said Tuesday.
Police said the girl was struck by the driver of a dark-colored BMW sedan while crossing Emmons Ave. near Bragg St. in Sheepshead Bay around 4 p.m. on March 19.
The impact sent her to the pavement, leaving her with cuts and bruises before medics took her to South Brooklyn Health in stable condition.
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The driver sped off eastbound on Emmons Ave. after the crash, police said.
Police have since described the suspect as a man with a light complexion, slim build, and short hair, wearing a black sweatshirt and black pants.
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Police are still looking for the driver involved in the crash.
People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/.
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