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7-Year-Old Boy Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash In Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar Graduates First Grade

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A 7-year-old-boy injured in a hit-and-run crash in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar has graduated first grade.

Jerry hit and run
(Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police)

Pittsburgh police say Jerry graduated on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after he was taken to Children's Hospital in stable condition after being hit by a person driving a car on Churchland Street. The crash happened on June 6, and police are still investigating.

Zone 5 Neighborhood Resource Officers Greg Boss and Pat DeSaro also surprised the 7-year-old boy with a game for his Nintendo Switch after learning he loved video games during a previous visit.

On June 6, first responders answered a 9-1-1 call for a hit and run of a 7-year-old male victim on Churchland Street who...

Posted by Pittsburgh Bureau of Police on Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Police are searching for a black, two-door, older model BMW with racing stripes and a modified exhaust.

If you have any information about the incident, you are asked to call the Zone 5 station 412-665-3605 or police headquarters 412-323-7800.

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