A 12-year-old boy was in critical condition at an area hospital Thursday evening after being struck by a police cruiser in Hampden, Baltimore police said.
The incident occurred at 4:15 p.m. in the 3800 block of Falls Rd., as the officer driving the cruiser was headed to a call two blocks away. The cruiser was headed south, without its lights and sirens on, when the boy walked in front of the vehicle, according to a police spokeswoman.
Police said the boy had tried unsuccessfully to enter a business on the east side of the street and was hit while crossing the street to join a group of people walking on the west sidewalk.
The officer was not injured. Neither he nor the boy were identified. Detectives from the Accident Investigation Unit were investigating.
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