JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Jamestown Police say charges are pending against the driver of vehicle that struck a toddler Thursday night.
The 2-year-old boy was hit while walking along East 5th Street with his family around 9:30 p.m.
Police say at first the driver did not stop.
But witnesses who encountered what happened saw the vehicle drive into a parking lot at East 4th and East 2nd streets and confronted the driver, breaking out the driver's side window.
Fearing for his safety, officers said the driver took off again and was finally stopped by police in a parking lot on Franklin Street.
The child was taken to UPMC Chautauqua for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle belonging to the 27-year-old male driver was impounded.
Police say his name will be released once charges are filed.
