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Authorities: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Scooter Rider, 13, Is Struck By SUV In Passaic

A 13-year-old Passaic boy was hospitalized after being struck while riding a scooter by an SUV driven by an unlicensed city resident, authorities said.

Passaic police

Passaic police

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Abel Perez-Perez, 51, received two summons – for not having a driver’s license and causing bodily injury -- after his 2009 Nissan Rogue hit the youngster in the 800 block of Main Avenue shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday, they said.

The boy was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center.

Despite other media reports, the boy’s injuries weren’t that serious, responders said.

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