Lincoln Town Car sought in hit-run in Northeast

March 18, 2011|Inquirer Staff Report

Police are looking for a silver Lincoln Town Car that drove off after striking and injuring a 4-year-old boy in Northeast Philadelphia this morning.

The child was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital with a broken nose and possible broken jaw, police said. He was later reported to be in critical condition.

He was leaving his house on the 1600 block of Pratt Street in Frankford with his father about 8:20 a.m. when he darted between two cars and was hit, police said.

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The Town Car, believed to be a limousine taxi, continued westbound on Pratt without stopping, police said.

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