Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Driver Who Struck Child In Hyde Park & Took Off
Police say they have found the hit-and-run driver who injured a child in Hyde Park Friday morning.
HYDE PARK, MA —Police have arrested the driver who they say hit and struck a child in Hyde Park Friday morning.
This is the second hit-and-run incident in Boston involving a child in the last week.
Emergency crews say they responded to Williams Avenue in Hyde Park around 8:15 a.m. Friday morning to find a child suffering from non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car.
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Boston police say the driver, Tyrese Hamilton, 30, of Hartford Connecticut then reportedly took off, fleeing from the scene.
Police say Hamilton will be arraigned in West Roxbury District Court.
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This incident comes just days after an 11-year-old was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Dorchester before the driver took off from the scene.
The 11-year-old, later identified by police as Francis Nedwell, is being treated in the Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital.
Police say they are still searching for that driver.
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