Girl, 8, ‘stable’ after New Haven hit-and-run

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NEW HAVEN >> Police are searching for a white van that hit an 8-year-old city girl at Ferry and Pine streets Tuesday morning, police spokesman Officer David Hartman said.

The girl is in stable condition at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where she was taken following the hit-and-run, Hartman said in a press release.

The van, which has double rear doors with windows, is believed to have damage to the front passenger side near or involving the headlight, the release said.

Hartman said officers were called to the scene at about 7:30 a.m. The girl was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the hospital.

Police Chief Dean Esserman visited the child at Y-NH, where he was told she would make a full recovery. Esserman also met with the girl’s mother and step-father at the hospital, the release said.

Investigators have been interviewing anyone with information on the accident. A school bus was on the scene, and Hartman said the driver saw the incident. The child was not on the school bus, and the bus was not involved in the incident. Police were still at the scene and the road was closed in the area as of 9:40 a.m.

Anyone with information can call 203-946-6316.