Crime & Safety
Driver Runs Red Light, Strikes Child, Flees Scene In Whitemarsh: Cops
The car hit the child while he was riding his bicycle, before fleeing the scene, police said. Do you recognize it?
WHITEMARSH, PA — Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the driver involved in a hit and run with a child on a bicycle in the township on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on May 30 in the Lafayette Hill section, on Joshua Road at Germantown Pike, police said.
The silver car, pictured above, ran a red light at Germantown Pike when he hit the child, according to authorities.
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The driver, a white male, stopped for a moment and then fled the scene toward Conshohocken, authorities said.
The child suffered minor injuries in the crash but is recovering.
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The vehicle is expected to have minor damage in the right front headlght area from the crash. It may be a Saturn Aura or Chrysler 200, police said. The year is not known.
Anyone with any information should contact Whitemarsh's Traffic Safety Unit at 610-825-6530.
Image via Whitemarsh Police Department
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