6-year-old child injured after running into roadway, getting hit by car on South Lindell Street in Martin, Tennessee
6-year-old struck by vehicle in Martin, police say
A crash report states a 39-year-old woman from Martin was traveling southbound in a Jeep Compass, when a child nearby on-foot got away from his mother and ran into the roadway.
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