1-year-old boy injured in hit-and-run

Child suffered possible broken leg

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are trying to track down a driver who hit a one-year-old boy outside his East Side home and kept going.

The child’s family called police to the home, located in the 1400 block of Norfleet around 2 a.m. Wednesday.

The family told officers they were relaxing in their front yard when the toddler suddenly got away from them and ran into the street.

Relatives say a black Mazda hit the child and kept going.

The 1-year-old boy was taken to a hospital by ambulance. Police say he may have suffered a broken leg.

The driver when located, will face charges for failing to stop and render aid, police said.


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