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A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious injuries after he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle on Long Island.
The crash happened in Copiague at about 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The teenager was riding a bicycle in the right lane of northbound Dixon Avenue, near the intersection of Caboto Avenue, when he swerved into the northbound left lane and a 2008 Toyota Corolla struck him, SCPD said.
The boy, a resident of Amityville, was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in critical condition, authorities said.
The driver of the Toyota, a 22-year-old Copiague man, was not injured, police said.
Detectives asked anyone with information about the crash to call police at 631-854-8152.
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