Crime & Safety

Truck Driver Crashes Into Teenager, Hospitalized: Police

The driver remained at the scene while police investigated.

A 14-year-old is hospitalized after getting hit by a box truck, police say.
A 14-year-old is hospitalized after getting hit by a box truck, police say. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

ROOSEVELT, NY — An accident on Monday morning in Roosevelt sent a teenage victim to the hospital. A box truck collided with a 14-year-old boy near the intersection of Babylon Turnpike and Fulton Avenue at 8:45 a.m., police said.

The victim suffered multiple injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, police said.

He is listed in stable condition. The 54-year-old driver remained at the scene, according to police.

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