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OSHP: 6-year-old boy hospitalized after being hit by driver

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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized after being hit by a driver in Warren County Saturday evening, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

Troopers responded at approximately 6:00 p.m. to a crash involving a pedestrian on Hendrickson Road east of Audubon Road.

A woman was driving east on Hendrickson Road when the child entered the road and was hit, OSHP said.

The boy was taken to Atrium Medical Center and then moved to Dayton Children's Hospital with life-threatening injuries, troopers said.

The driver and her infant, who was also in the car, were not injured, OSHP said.

Troopers said the roadway was shut down during the crash investigation and reopened at 9:15 p.m.

It is unclear if the driver will face charges.

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