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At around 6:50 p.m. on July 25, officers reported to a parking lot in the 1800 block of Mississippi Avenue, where they discovered that the driver of a 2020 Kia Optima hit a 7-year-old and then crashed onto a curb, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Police said that after further investigating the incident, they discovered the driver of the Kia was an 11-year-old boy who could not reach the brakes of the car to prevent him from hitting the 7-year-old.
The 7-year-old child was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for serious, but non-life threatening injuries, authorities said.
Anyone with more information about this incident should contact D.C. Police at 202-727-9099.
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