Boy on Bicycle Hit by Motorist Who Flees in Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A juvenile boy on his bicycle Saturday afternoon in the 900 block of Princess Anne Street was hit by a woman in a red Jeep Cherokee, which then fled the scene, according to Fredericksburg Police.

The boy apparently was OK despite being knocked off his bike and having his ankle briefly caught under the jeep.

He had been trying to cross Princess Anne Street in the crosswalk.

The suspect is described as white with blonde hair, between the ages of 40 and 50, and last seen wearing a black and white shirt with khaki pants.

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