4-year-old boy suffers broken ankle when struck by hit-and-run driver while crossing Fairview Avenue at Livingston Parkway in Greenport, New York
Four-year-old injured in hit-and-run(link is external)
The vehicle, described as a dark-colored SUV, did not stop and continued traveling north on Fairview Avenue in Greenport. The child was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for a broken ankle along with cuts and bruises.
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