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6-year-old boy hit by car while crossing Apopka street

Child taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries

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APOPKA, Fla. – A 6-year-old boy is expected to be OK after he was hit by a car while crossing a street in Apopka Thursday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 3:20 p.m. near the intersection of Roger Williams Drive and Rolling Green Drive.

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Troopers said a 2013 Ford Fusion was heading north of Roger Williams Drive when the 6-year-old ran into the street, directly into the path of the Fusion. Investigators said the boy was not in a marked crosswalk.

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The boy was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, troopers said.

The driver, a 26-year-old woman from Apopka, stayed on the scene.

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