9-year-old boy dies in hit-and-run near rec center, Georgia cops say. Driver wanted
A 9-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car on Tuesday, Jan. 3, outside an Atlanta recreation center, authorities in Georgia say. Now police are searching for the driver.
Officers responded around 6:40 p.m. to the Rosel Fann Rec Center on Cleveland Avenue after a report of a pedestrian hit by a car, according to the Atlanta Police Department. They arrived to find a boy who was badly injured in the roadway.
The child was taken to a hospital where he died, police said. Authorities haven’t released his name, but a relative identified him as Jamal Dean, according to WSB-TV.
The driver fled after the crash and was gone by the time officers arrived, police said.
Additional details weren’t immediately available, and authorities have not released a description of the car.
The crash remains under investigation.
This story was originally published January 4, 2023 at 9:33 AM.