5-year-old struck by car in North Miami residential neighborhood

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – Police are investigating after a child was struck by a car in North Miami.

It happened Tuesday afternoon along the 800 block of Northeast 138th Street.

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Officers and first responders rushed to the scene after loved ones called 911.

The victim is a 5-year-old boy, according to family members.

He was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution as police said the boy had no visible injuries.

Local 10 News has learned the child was in the neighborhood visiting his grandmother and, according to police, was chasing a scooter into the street.

Family members said he came out from behind a parked car and that is when he was hit.

The driver, a woman, remained at the scene and spoke with investigators. Police have not said whether she will face any charges.


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Terrell Forney joined Local 10 News in October 2005 as a general assignment reporter. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, but a desire to escape the harsh winters of the north brought him to South Florida.

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