Child, 2 adults injured in hit-and-run crash on Detroit’s west side

Police searching for driver

DETROIT – Detroit Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver involved in a crash on Detroit’s west side.

It happened around 2 a.m. Friday at 7 Mile Road and Mansfield Street.

Police said a 4-year-old boy and two adults were taken to the hospital. The adult women are in critical condition. The child is in stable condition. He is expected to be OK.

A white SUV was traveling on westbound 7 Mile Road crashed into a red car with two women in the front of the car, and the 4-year-old in the back.

The driver of the SUV fled on foot and has not been seen since. Police are working to figure out who the driver is and where he may be.


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