Crime & Safety
2-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Struck By Car In Suffolk County
Tragedy struck when the boy, who had been playing in a yard, ran into the roadway Saturday afternoon, police say.
WADING RIVER, NY — A 2-year boy died Saturday after being struck by a car in Wading River, police said.
According to Riverhead Town Police, a 911 call came in at 4:38 p.m. reporting a child struck by a vehicle in Oakwood On The Sound near Locust Road in Wading River.
The boy, from Astoria, Queens, was playing in a yard when he ran into the roadway and was struck by a 2015 Audi Q7, police said.
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Wading River Fire Department Ambulance was notified and responded to render aid to the child; WRFD Ambulance transported the child to PBMC with serious injuries, police said.
The child died shortly after arrival, police said.
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The driver of the Audi, a woman from Old Field, will not face any criminal charges, police said.
The Riverhead Police Department's detective division was notified and responded to the scene.
9/2/2017 Wading River Small child struck by car, critically injured on Locust Road, taken to Peconic Bay Med. Ctr. #Linews pic.twitter.com/SseA9yN9Sk
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The investigation is ongoing and any witnesses are asked to contact Riverhead Town Police at 631-727-4500 ext. 326. All calls will be confidential.
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