12-year-old child struck by car on Merrick Road in Seaford, police say
Officials at the scene where a 12-year-old child was struck by a Toyota Corolla Friday on Merrick Road in Seaford. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A 12-year-old boy was struck by a car Friday afternoon in Seaford, Nassau police said.
The boy was struck by a Toyota Corolla while crossing Merrick Road near Washington Avenue at 1:40 p.m., authorities said.
The boy was airlifted to a local hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, a police spokesman said.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and is not expected to be charged, police said.
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
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