INDIANAPOLIS — Police are trying to find the driver of a gray SUV who they say hit and seriously injured a child.
It happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday near English and Southeastern avenues. IMPD told 13News a boy was crossing the street when he was hit by a vehicle that then fled the scene.
Emergency crews brought the injured 10-year-old boy to Riley Hospital for Children in serious condition. Police have not released his name, but say he was conscious at the scene.
Tina Tyrrell heard the boy get hit and said he's lucky to be alive.
"I thought somebody hit a building because it was so loud," Tyrrell said.
She didn't see it, but Tyrrell will never forget the sound of the screeching tires and then the sound that came next.
"All I heard was a big ol' crash, like it was, like, 'Pow!' You could hear the glass break and everything and it was horrible," Tyrrell recalled, saying when she came out on her porch and saw the flashing emergency lights, she figured out someone had been hit.
Thursday morning, she learned the victim was a 10-year-old boy.
"With it being a hit-and-run, my thoughts and prayers go out to his mother and his family and I hope he gets better," Tyrrell said.
"Hopefully, they find the guy that hit him," added John Montgomery, who often rides a scooter in the area and has seen some close calls before. "They don't even slow down. This guy just hit the curb while we was standing here. Yeah, it's dangerous."
"Some people don't watch what they're doing and a couple weeks ago, we about got hit by a yellow truck, 'cause he wasn't paying attention," Tyrrell recalled, saying she doesn't understand why anyone wouldn't stop, especially after hitting a child.
"You make a mistake and you hit someone, stop and give ... give your information. Give your prayers. See if the person's OK. Just don't run off, because that's bad on you," she said.
The investigation is ongoing. If you have information, contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 (TIPS).