Traffic & Transit
Fair Lawn Child Hit By Car, Suffers Multiple Injuries
A 9-year-old was hit by a car on Wednesday, causing a head injury and broken bones, police said.
FAIR LAWN, NJ — A 9-year-old boy suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones after he was hit by a car in Fair Lawn on Wednesday afternoon.
Fair Lawn police responded to 17th Street near Morlot Avenue around 3:53 p.m. on a report that a juvenile was hit by a car.
Police said the boy had crossed 17th Street "suddenly," and was hit by a car driven by a 58-year-old Fair Lawn woman.
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He was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson after it was diagnosed he suffered a head injury and broken bones.
No charges will be filed, according to Fair Lawn police.
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