Crime & Safety
Child Injured in Congers Hit-And-Run Tuesday
Clarkstown police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call.

CONGERS, NY — A 7-year-old is the victim of a hit-and-run in Congers, police said. At about 8:05 a.m. Tuesday, the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the intersection of Lakewood Dr and Lakeland Ave in Congers for a report of a child struck by a vehicle.
Responding officers arrived on scene and began to administer first aid to a 7-year-old girl who appeared to have a broken leg.
The vehicle that struck the child fled the scene without stopping, last seen travelling eastbound on Lakewood Drive.
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Rockland Paramedics and the Congers Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded and transported the child to Westchester Medical for non-life threatening injuries.
The Clarkstown Police Department is asking for anyone who may have been in the area and has additional information to contact the police department at 845-639-5800.
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