A toddler and a man were hit by an out-of-control stolen vehicle at an East Orange intersection in New Jersey, police say.
The 2-year-old child was walking with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend on Rhode Island Avenue near Elmwood Park when someone behind the wheel of a silver Jeep Liberty lost control while trying to turn left onto South Munn Avenue, and veered onto the sidewalk, police said.
The SUV also hit a parked car, a fence and a building at 151 Rhode Island Ave. before it came to stop.
The Jeep had been stolen from Newark earlier in the morning, and the driver jumped out and ran away on foot.
The child and her mother’s boyfriend are being treated for minor injuries at East Orange General Hospital. Both are in stable condition.
Anyone with information is asked to contact 973-266-5055.
Source : Nbcnewyork
