14-year-old arrested after hit-and-run in East Harlem leaves child with multiple skull fractures
EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police have arrested and charged a 14-year-old after leaving the scene of a car accident in East Harlem.
That accident left a six-year-old with brain bleed and multiple skull fractures.
Police say the victim, identified as Henry Diaz-Marin, was struck by a moped and thrown to the ground on Sunday inside Thomas Jefferson Park near East 111 Street and 1 Avenue.
The child's family said the moped driver had a passenger and initially tried to avoid striking the child. He initially stayed on the scene but took off when he heard sirens, witnesses say.
Diaz-Marin was rushed to Harlem Hospital in critical condition with skull fractures and later transported to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.
The 14-year-old was arrested on Thursday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury.
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