DAYTON — UPDATED @ 12:07 p.m.:
A teenager was taken to the hospital with suspected serious injuries after being hit by a car in Dayton Thursday night.
“A kid just ran in front of our car,” a woman told an emergency dispatcher Thursday night in 9-1-1 audio obtained by News Center 7 through a public records request.
She said a child ran in front of the car that was being driven by her co-worker on Philadelphia Drive. The woman caller said she was the passenger in the white Ford Explorer that hit the child.
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The woman caller said the child was lying in the grass near the vehicle and that she and the driver were trying to keep him calm.
“We’re calling it in, sir,” she said to someone who was also at the accident scene. The dispatcher told her she was doing the right thing, being responsible by calling.
The caller said the child had what appeared to be a scrape near one of his eyes.
The teen, a 16-year-old boy, was taken to Dayton Children’s Hospital with suspected serious injuries, according to the crash report. His current condition is unknown at this time.
We will update this story once we learn more.
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