Child struck by car received only minor injuries, police say
Las Vegas police are looking for a vehicle after they say it struck a child but kept going Wednesday afternoon. (Las Vegas Review-Journal file photo)
A child that was hit by a car Wednesday near Downtown Las Vegas suffered only minor injuries, Las Vegas police said.
The crash occurred at 12:55 p.m. near the intersection of Bonneville Avenue and Maryland Parkway.
The report initially came to police as a hit and run, but officer Laura Meltzer later said the vehicle did remain on scene.
The child was not taken to a hospital.
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