Photo: Courtesy of East Bridgewater Police
EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — East Bridgewater Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect in a hit-and-run involving a young girl over the weekend.
Police said an 11-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle while riding her bike through a small path that leads from Route 18 to the Central Elementary School parking lot in East Bridgewater. Surveillance video showed that after the girl was struck, a female driver got out of the car, talked to her, and then left. The driver appeared to be wearing blue hospital-type scrubs in the video.
Photo: Courtesy of East Bridgewater Police
Police determined that the driver was in a blue SUV, possible a 2023-2024 Lexus NX, when the incident occurred. The driver was cutting through the school parking lot to Bedford Street when it turned around toward the school entrance and hit the girl, pushing her approximately 60 feet.
East Bridgewater Fire paramedics evaluated the girl at the scene. Her mother arrived at the scene and declined medical transportation on her daughter's behalf.
East Bridgewater Police are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (508) 378-7223.
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