10-year-old hurt, hospitalized when struck by car that fled the scene on State Highway 61 near Whitsett, North Carolina
Child injured in hit-and-run in Guilford County, police looking for driver
Those who witnessed the crash described the SUV as a Chevrolet Trailblazer that was black or dark blue. They said it was last seen traveling north on N.C. 61 in the area of Homeview Road toward Interstate 40/85.
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