The Louisville Metro Police Department and their Traffic Unit responded to a hit-and-run involving a nine-year-old on Saturday evening.
Investigators learned the child had been in the street in the 5400 block of Mitscher Avenue when a gold van hit the child, according to LMPD spokesperson Alicia Smiley.
The van continued to travel south before turning onto Gheens Avenue, according to officials.
The nine-year-old was transported to the Children’s Hospital with what officials are calling life-threatening injuries.
The make and model of the van is unknown at this time. LMPD is handling the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to call LMPD’s anonymous tip line at (502) 574-LMPD (5673) or use the online crime tip portal.
Source: WAVE
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