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Queens, NY (77WABC)-Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the operator of a motorized vehicle who struck a 4-year-old boy leaving the child in critical condition.
Police say the boy was struck by a two-wheeled motorized vehicle which fled the scene near the Flushing Meadow Park Boathouse at approximately 5:47 pm Sunday.
The boy suffered head trauma from the impact of the collision. Police say the boy was taken to Flushing Hospital in Queens and later transferred to Cohen’s Children’s Hospital where he remains in critical, but stable, condition.
An investigation into the incident continues. Police advise anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
