SOUTHPORT — A 14-year-old was struck by a vehicle in the early morning of Jan. 1 and state officials are looking for the suspect.
The State Highway Patrol reported the hit-and-run collision occurred on River Road SE (N.C. 87) in Brunswick County around 1:15 a.m. A juvenile riding a bicycle was struck by a vehicle near Dosher Cutoff SE. After briefly stopping, the passenger vehicle fled the scene, SHP said, before law enforcement arrived.
The victim is being treated at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Officials are asking for the public’s help locating the driver, who is suspected to be a white female in her late 40s to early 50s. She has a medium build and stands roughly 5’6″ with brown hair tinted blonde and printed-framed, round eye glasses.
She was driving a silver four-door vehicle, possibly of foreign make, less than 10 years old.
Anyone with info should contact the State Highway Patrol Wilmington Office, 910-395-3917, or dial *HP.
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