Girl, 9, critical after being hit by Jeep
A 9-year-old girl was critically injured Friday evening when she was hit by a sport utility vehicle while riding her bicycle in Rocky Point, Suffolk County police said.
Robert Dougherty, 20, was driving a 1990 Jeep southbound on Madison Street at 7:15 p.m. when his vehicle struck Jackelin Vilorio at the intersection of Roosevelt Street.
Vilorio, of Rocky Point, was transported to Stony Brook University Medical Center, where she was admitted in critical condition. Suffolk police said Saturday that her condition had not changed.
Dougherty, also of Rocky Point, was not injured. No charges were filed, although the Jeep was impounded for a safety check. The investigation is continuing, police said.
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