Boy in Brooklyn hit by car while riding bike

ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
A boy, about 12, was struck at Dahill and Cortelyou roads in Brooklyn just before 7 a.m.
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KENSINGTON, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A boy riding his bicycle to school was struck by a car in the Kensington section of Brooklyn Wednesday morning.



The boy, about 12, was struck at Dahill and Cortelyou roads just before 7 a.m.



He was taken to Maimonides Medical Center in critical condition with head injuries.



The boy, westbound on Cortelyou Road, was hit by a Lexus that was northbound on Dahill Road.



The 24-year-old driver of the Lexus stayed at the scene. There is no apparent criminality.



The boy was wearing a helmet at the time he was struck.



The crash is under investigation.

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