Police cruiser strikes, injures 5-year-old

Child sent to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries

July 20, 2010|By Jessica Anderson, The Baltimore Sun

A 5-year-old child was struck by a police cruiser in North Baltimore on Tuesday night, a department spokesman said.

A marked patrol car struck the unidentified child in the 500 block of Sheridan Ave. near York Road in North Baltimore, said spokesman Detective Jeremy Silbert.

He said the child was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Initial reports indicate the officer was not responding to a call, Silbert said.

The crash is being investigated by the department's accident investigating unit. No additional details were made available Tuesday night.

jkanderson@baltsun.com

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