Daytona Beach police searching for black Charger in hit-and-run that injured child

Patricio G. Balona, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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Daytona Beach police are looking for the car that hit a child on Tuesday afternoon and fled the scene.

Police were called to Halifax Health Medical Center where they found a small child suffering from injuries he suffered after he was hit by a black Dodge Charger, said Daytona Beach police spokesman Carrie McCallister.

The child is in stable condition and is being airlifted to Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital in Orlando, McCallister said.

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Officers are looking for the Dodge Charger with factory rims. It was last seen fleeing north on Forest Lane toward Mason Avenue around 1:20 p.m., McCallister said.

Police said the car possibly has damage on the right side from the bumper to the door. Anyone seeing the vehicle is asked to call 9-1-1.

The investigation into the hit-and-run accident is ongoing, McCallister said.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Child injured in Daytona Beach hit-and-run