2-year-old taken to hospital in serious condition after being hit by car in SLC

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A 2-year-old boy is in the hospital after reportedly being hit by a car on Saturday night, according to the Salt Lake City Police Department.

Officers responded to the scene of the incident in a residential area on North Dexter Street in Salt Lake City and found the 2-year-old “conscious, alert, and breathing” at around 7 p.m. on May 3.

“Preliminary information indicates the child was accidentally hit by a slow-moving vehicle as it exited an apartment complex,” SLCPD public information officer Brent Weisberg said Saturday night. “We believe the child broke free from being held and ran into the car as it turned.”

Weisberg said the child was taken to Primary Children’s Hospital in serious condition. The driver returned to the scene and is said to be “cooperating fully,” police said.

While early witness reports and “officer observations” did not indicate impairment, officials said the driver was being processed for impaired driving after further investigation.

“The incident remains under investigation, but at this time appears to be an accident,” police said.

There is no further information at this time.