Police: 4-Year-Old Boy Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In Philadelphia

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police in Philadelphia are searching for the driver who they say struck a 4-year-old boy and then fled the scene on Tuesday night.

It happened in the 2600 block of North 16th Street around 9:30 p.m.

Police say the child was chasing a ball into the street when the car struck him, dragging him for 20 feet.

The child's mother pulled him out from under the car and took him to Temple University Hospital where he is undergoing tests. The child is currently listed in stable condition.

Police say a woman driving a dark-colored Honda initially stopped, but then fled the scene.

Anyone with any information is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.

The accident comes just days after 5-year-old Xavier Moy was killed by a hit-and-run driver.  Police have named a person of interest in the case, but no arrests have been made.