LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Two young trick-or-treaters were struck and one was injured in a hit-and-run incident in north suburban Libertyville Wednesday night, police said.
Police said they were called to the 200-block of Pond Ridge Road for a report of a child struck in a hit-and-run. They said officers found a 10-year-old who had been injured, but was conscious and breathing. He was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, and is expected to be treated and released Wednesday night.
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The mother of one of the boys said her son and his best friend were trick or treating when a car came speeding down the street and ended up on the curb. The car struck a mailbox and then the boys, the mother said.
Police said other children were not injured. Police said witnesses told them the car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it jumped a curb, struck a mailbox and then the victim. It then fled the subdivision at a high rate of speed.
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Police described the vehicle as a gray Nissan or Lexus four-door with tinted windows. It sustained front passenger side damage as a result of the hit-and-run, police said.
If you have any information about the vehicle or this incident, call Libertyville Police at 847-362-8310.