A Frum child was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Marine Park on Shabbos afternoon, and police have released a photo of the car.

The NYPD tells YWN that the incident happened on Shabbos May 20, 2017 at approximately 5:36PM in the vicinity of Kings Highway and East 31st Street.

The vehicle left an 8-year-old female with serious trauma to the head and body. A police investigation determined that a vehicle struck the victim and continued driving south on East 31 Street and made a left turn on Avenue P. The vehicle sustained damage to the passenger side front bumper. The victim was removed to Maimonides Hospital by Flatbush Hatzolah with a broken right arm and bruised lung.

The vehicle is described as a red 1998-2002 4 door Honda Accord with unknown gold style NY license plate.

A photo of the vehicle is attached.

Anyone with information in regards to this 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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls will be kept strictly confidential.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)